Latest / MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast / MC Fireside Chats - August 10th, 2022
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- 0:51Welcome
- 0:51everybody
- 0:52to
- 0:52another
- 0:52episode
- 0:52of
- 0:53MC
- 0:53Fireside
- 0:53Chats.
- 0:54My
- 0:54name's
- 0:54Brians
- 0:54with
- 0:54Insider
- 0:55Perks
- 0:55here
- 0:55as
- 0:56always
- 0:56with
- 0:56Cara
- 0:57Csizmadia
- 0:57from
- 0:57the
- 0:57Canadian
- 0:58Camping
- 0:58and
- 0:58RV
- 0:59council.
- 0:59We
- 0:59are
- 1:00really
- 1:00excited
- 1:00to
- 1:00launch
- 1:01our
- 1:01very
- 1:01first
- 1:02glamping
- 1:03focused
- 1:03show.
- 1:04Today
- 1:04that's
- 1:04gonna
- 1:04happen
- 1:05on
- 1:05a
- 1:05regular
- 1:05basis.
- 1:05We're
- 1:05gonna
- 1:06do
- 1:06this
- 1:06on
- 1:06the
- 1:06second
- 1:07week
- 1:07of
- 1:08every
- 1:08single
- 1:08month
- 1:09going
- 1:09forward.
- 1:10We're
- 1:10gonna
- 1:10have
- 1:10some
- 1:10really,
- 1:11regular
- 1:11guests
- 1:11like
- 1:11we
- 1:12do
- 1:12on
- 1:12our
- 1:12other
- 1:12topical
- 1:12base
- 1:13shows.
- 1:13We're
- 1:13still
- 1:13putting
- 1:14that
- 1:14together,
- 1:14but
- 1:15one
- 1:15of
- 1:15them
- 1:15is
- 1:15joining
- 1:15us
- 1:16today.
- 1:16Maybe
- 1:16two
- 1:17of
- 1:17them,
- 1:17if
- 1:17he
- 1:17can
- 1:17connect.
- 1:18But
- 1:18Mr.
- 1:18Rubin
- 1:19Martinez
- 1:19is
- 1:19here.
- 1:19He's
- 1:20gonna
- 1:20talk
- 1:20a
- 1:20little
- 1:20bit
- 1:21about
- 1:21his
- 1:21work,
- 1:21his
- 1:21extensive
- 1:22history
- 1:22in
- 1:23glamping
- 1:23founder
- 1:23of
- 1:23the
- 1:24glamping
- 1:24hub
- 1:25leader
- 1:25of
- 1:25the
- 1:26American
- 1:26glamping
- 1:26association
- 1:27and
- 1:28all
- 1:28kinds
- 1:28of
- 1:29other
- 1:29things
- 1:29that
- 1:29we
- 1:30hopefully
- 1:30will
- 1:30hear
- 1:30about
- 1:31today
- 1:31and
- 1:31maybe
- 1:31start
- 1:32to
- 1:32uncover
- 1:32so
- 1:33super
- 1:33excited
- 1:33to
- 1:33have
- 1:34Ruben
- 1:34here
- 1:34with
- 1:34us.
- 1:34He's
- 1:34normally
- 1:35on
- 1:35our
- 1:35open
- 1:35discussion
- 1:36show
- 1:36the
- 1:36first
- 1:37week,
- 1:37but
- 1:37we're
- 1:37gonna
- 1:37shift
- 1:37him
- 1:37to
- 1:37this
- 1:38one
- 1:38because
- 1:39expertise
- 1:39as
- 1:39you'll
- 1:40soon.
- 1:41Is
- 1:41very
- 1:41clearly
- 1:41in
- 1:42glamping
- 1:43and
- 1:43I'll
- 1:43let
- 1:43him
- 1:43introduce
- 1:43himself
- 1:44at
- 1:44a
- 1:44second,
- 1:44but
- 1:44then
- 1:44we
- 1:44are
- 1:45also
- 1:45going
- 1:45to
- 1:45have
- 1:46hopefully
- 1:46David
- 1:46Smith
- 1:47join
- 1:47us
- 1:47on
- 1:47the
- 1:47show
- 1:47from
- 1:48outside
- 1:48capital.
- 1:49He's
- 1:49not
- 1:49probably
- 1:49as
- 1:50well
- 1:50known
- 1:50within
- 1:50Campground
- 1:51circles,
- 1:52but
- 1:53hopefully
- 1:53we'll
- 1:53introduce
- 1:53him
- 1:54to
- 1:54you
- 1:54and
- 1:54then
- 1:54share
- 1:54his
- 1:55extensive
- 1:55knowledge
- 1:56with
- 1:56you
- 1:56as
- 1:56well.
- 1:56He's
- 1:56just
- 1:56having
- 1:57a
- 1:57few
- 1:57connection
- 1:57issues
- 1:58right
- 1:58now
- 1:59on
- 1:59attempting
- 1:59to
- 1:59join
- 2:00us
- 2:00as
- 2:00well.
- 2:00So
- 2:01Ruben,
- 2:01do
- 2:01you
- 2:01wanna
- 2:01actually,
- 2:02before
- 2:02I
- 2:03start
- 2:03I
- 2:03always
- 2:04forget
- 2:04to
- 2:04do
- 2:04this.
- 2:04Cara,
- 2:05our
- 2:05show
- 2:06episode
- 2:07today
- 2:07is
- 2:07sponsored
- 2:08by
- 2:08lets
- 2:08camp
- 2:09they're
- 2:09slogan.
- 2:10And
- 2:10I
- 2:10feel
- 2:10like
- 2:11I
- 2:11don't
- 2:11want
- 2:11give
- 2:11them
- 2:11advice
- 2:12cuz
- 2:12they're
- 2:12sponsor,
- 2:13but
- 2:13they
- 2:14should
- 2:14also
- 2:14have
- 2:14a
- 2:15connecting
- 2:15glamors
- 2:16with
- 2:16lamp
- 2:17grounds
- 2:17slogan
- 2:18as.
- 2:19That
- 2:19we
- 2:19can
- 2:19just
- 2:19interchangeably
- 2:20swap
- 2:20out
- 2:20for
- 2:21them
- 2:21based
- 2:21on
- 2:21the
- 2:21topic
- 2:22of
- 2:22the
- 2:22show,
- 2:23but
- 2:23I'm
- 2:23pretty
- 2:23sure
- 2:24they
- 2:24do
- 2:24work
- 2:25with
- 2:25GL
- 2:26resorts
- 2:26and
- 2:26things
- 2:26like
- 2:27that.
- 2:27And
- 2:27if
- 2:27they
- 2:27don't,
- 2:28then
- 2:28now
- 2:29they've
- 2:29got
- 2:29exposure
- 2:30here
- 2:30that
- 2:30we're
- 2:30giving
- 2:30them.
- 2:31So
- 2:31hopefully
- 2:32if
- 2:32you're
- 2:32looking
- 2:32for
- 2:32a
- 2:32reservation
- 2:33system
- 2:33or
- 2:33something
- 2:33like
- 2:34that
- 2:34be
- 2:34sure
- 2:34to
- 2:34check
- 2:35out
- 2:35let's
- 2:35camp,
- 2:35we're
- 2:36gonna
- 2:36play
- 2:36a
- 2:36brief
- 2:36video
- 2:37for
- 2:37them.
- 2:37And
- 2:37then
- 2:38we'll
- 2:38be
- 2:38right
- 2:38back.
- 2:40Who's
- 2:40still
- 2:41taking
- 2:41Campground
- 2:42bookings
- 2:42the
- 2:42old
- 2:42way,
- 2:43ready
- 2:43to
- 2:44smash
- 2:44your
- 2:44phone
- 2:45or
- 2:45laptop
- 2:45because
- 2:46you're
- 2:46frustrated
- 2:47by
- 2:47dated
- 2:47booking
- 2:48software
- 2:49ever
- 2:49heard
- 2:49of
- 2:49let's
- 2:50camp.
- 2:51You
- 2:51can
- 2:51get
- 2:51your
- 2:52Campground
- 2:52found
- 2:52online.
- 2:53Your
- 2:54campers
- 2:54will
- 2:54manage
- 2:55their
- 2:55own
- 2:55bookings
- 2:56and
- 2:56you
- 2:56can
- 2:57manage
- 2:57your
- 2:57Campground
- 2:58from
- 2:58anywhere.
- 2:59It
- 2:59doesn't
- 2:59get
- 2:59any
- 3:00easier
- 3:00than
- 3:00let's
- 3:01camp.
- 3:02Visit.
- 3:02Join
- 3:02dot
- 3:03let's
- 3:03camp.ca
- 3:04to
- 3:04get
- 3:04started.
- 3:10All
- 3:10right.
- 3:10We're
- 3:10back.
- 3:10Super
- 3:11grateful
- 3:11again
- 3:11to
- 3:11let's
- 3:12camp
- 3:12for
- 3:12being
- 3:12a
- 3:12sponsor
- 3:13of
- 3:13this
- 3:13episode,
- 3:13let's
- 3:14get
- 3:14right
- 3:14into
- 3:14it.
- 3:15Ruben
- 3:15do
- 3:15you
- 3:15wanna
- 3:15just
- 3:16let's
- 3:16treat
- 3:17this
- 3:17as,
- 3:18since
- 3:18it's
- 3:18our
- 3:18first
- 3:19glamping
- 3:19episode,
- 3:19right?
- 3:19Obviously
- 3:20you
- 3:20and
- 3:20I
- 3:20know
- 3:20each
- 3:21other
- 3:21you've
- 3:21met
- 3:21Cara
- 3:22before.
- 3:22Of
- 3:22course
- 3:22been
- 3:23on
- 3:23the
- 3:23show
- 3:23multiple
- 3:23times.
- 3:24Let's
- 3:25treat
- 3:25this
- 3:25as
- 3:25a,
- 3:26who
- 3:27is
- 3:27Ruben
- 3:28let's.
- 3:28Let's
- 3:28pretend
- 3:29nobody
- 3:29knows
- 3:29who
- 3:29Ruben
- 3:30is.
- 3:30So
- 3:30just
- 3:30tell
- 3:31us
- 3:31maybe
- 3:31your
- 3:31start
- 3:32with
- 3:32your
- 3:32backstory.
- 3:32How
- 3:33did
- 3:33you
- 3:33begin
- 3:34in
- 3:34glamping?
- 3:35Yeah.
- 3:36Te
- 3:36it's
- 3:36not
- 3:36gonna
- 3:36be
- 3:37terribly
- 3:37exciting,
- 3:38so
- 3:38feel
- 3:38free.
- 3:39We
- 3:39can
- 3:39pivot
- 3:39as
- 3:40need
- 3:40be,
- 3:40but
- 3:40no,
- 3:41thanks
- 3:41for
- 3:41have
- 3:41me
- 3:41on
- 3:41the
- 3:42show.
- 3:43There's
- 3:43the
- 3:43man
- 3:43the
- 3:43myth,
- 3:44the
- 3:44legend.
- 3:45Welcome,
- 3:45David.
- 3:46Welcome.
- 3:47And
- 3:47I
- 3:47promise
- 3:48you
- 3:48that
- 3:48David's
- 3:49gonna
- 3:49be
- 3:49far
- 3:49more
- 3:50interesting
- 3:51and
- 3:52exciting
- 3:52than
- 3:53I
- 3:53will
- 3:54ever.
- 3:54But
- 3:55but
- 3:55yeah,
- 3:55started
- 3:56back
- 3:56in
- 3:56the
- 3:56glamping
- 3:56space
- 3:57about
- 3:57a
- 3:57decade
- 3:57ago
- 3:58started
- 3:58a
- 3:58company
- 3:59called
- 3:59glamping
- 3:59hub
- 4:00where
- 4:00the
- 4:01Airbnb,
- 4:01but
- 4:02for
- 4:02glamping
- 4:03with
- 4:03a
- 4:03good
- 4:03buddy
- 4:04of
- 4:04mine
- 4:04we'd
- 4:04actually,
- 4:05weren't
- 4:05really
- 4:06glamping
- 4:06experts
- 4:07and
- 4:07had
- 4:07never
- 4:08built
- 4:08a
- 4:08website
- 4:09before.
- 4:09So
- 4:09as
- 4:10I
- 4:10joke,
- 4:10we
- 4:10were
- 4:10the
- 4:10two
- 4:11logical
- 4:11people
- 4:11to
- 4:12start
- 4:13a
- 4:13glamping
- 4:13website.
- 4:14But
- 4:14yeah,
- 4:14over
- 4:14the
- 4:14years
- 4:15just
- 4:15got
- 4:15really
- 4:15involved
- 4:16in
- 4:16the
- 4:16space.
- 4:17Just
- 4:17saw
- 4:17it
- 4:17grow
- 4:18from
- 4:18not
- 4:19only
- 4:19California
- 4:20to
- 4:21New
- 4:21York,
- 4:22to
- 4:22Florida
- 4:23all
- 4:23over,
- 4:23but
- 4:23then,
- 4:24globally
- 4:24as
- 4:24well,
- 4:25in
- 4:25the
- 4:25UK
- 4:25and
- 4:25other
- 4:25European
- 4:26markets,
- 4:26it
- 4:27was
- 4:27a
- 4:27bit
- 4:27more
- 4:28mature
- 4:28and
- 4:28there
- 4:28was
- 4:29a
- 4:29lot
- 4:29more
- 4:29companies
- 4:30and
- 4:30development
- 4:31and
- 4:31cash
- 4:32in
- 4:32the
- 4:32field.
- 4:32But
- 4:32then,
- 4:33it
- 4:33just
- 4:33started
- 4:34really
- 4:34to
- 4:34expand
- 4:34to
- 4:35all
- 4:35sorts
- 4:36of
- 4:36random
- 4:37markets
- 4:38and,
- 4:38we
- 4:38are
- 4:38where
- 4:39we
- 4:39are
- 4:39today.
- 4:40And
- 4:40then
- 4:40along
- 4:40the
- 4:40way.
- 4:41I
- 4:42started
- 4:42the
- 4:42American
- 4:42glamping
- 4:43association,
- 4:43because
- 4:44as
- 4:44we
- 4:45know
- 4:45whether
- 4:45it's
- 4:45the
- 4:45Campground
- 4:46world,
- 4:46RV,
- 4:46world
- 4:47glamping,
- 4:47unique
- 4:48hospitality,
- 4:48hotel
- 4:49world,
- 4:50any
- 4:50type
- 4:50of
- 4:50hospitality
- 4:51in
- 4:51general,
- 4:51there's
- 4:51just
- 4:51hurdles,
- 4:52right?
- 4:52It's
- 4:52hard
- 4:53to
- 4:53build
- 4:53a
- 4:53business.
- 4:54It's
- 4:54hard
- 4:55to
- 4:55find
- 4:56the
- 4:56capital.
- 4:56It's
- 4:57hard
- 4:57to
- 4:57do
- 4:57the
- 4:57permitting.
- 4:58It's
- 4:59just
- 4:59a,
- 4:59it's
- 4:59a,
- 4:59it's
- 5:00super
- 5:00rewarding,
- 5:01but
- 5:01it's
- 5:01difficult.
- 5:01And
- 5:02often
- 5:02you
- 5:02can
- 5:02feel,
- 5:03especially
- 5:03in
- 5:03the
- 5:03unique
- 5:04outdoor
- 5:05lodging
- 5:05and
- 5:05glamping
- 5:06space,
- 5:06you
- 5:06just
- 5:07feel
- 5:07alone.
- 5:07And
- 5:08like
- 5:08you
- 5:08don't
- 5:08really
- 5:08have
- 5:09an
- 5:09expert
- 5:09to,
- 5:10to
- 5:10rely
- 5:10on.
- 5:10So
- 5:10we
- 5:11started
- 5:11the
- 5:11association
- 5:12to
- 5:12provide
- 5:13tools
- 5:14and
- 5:14resources
- 5:15and
- 5:15network
- 5:15and
- 5:15community
- 5:16to
- 5:16anybody
- 5:16and
- 5:16everybody
- 5:17that's
- 5:17active
- 5:18in
- 5:18the
- 5:18space.
- 5:19And
- 5:19then
- 5:19along
- 5:20the
- 5:20way
- 5:20met
- 5:21David
- 5:22Smith,
- 5:22who
- 5:22obviously
- 5:23he
- 5:23can
- 5:23do
- 5:23a
- 5:23lot
- 5:23better
- 5:23of
- 5:24an
- 5:24introduction
- 5:24than
- 5:25I
- 5:25can
- 5:25ever
- 5:26do,
- 5:26but
- 5:26one
- 5:26of
- 5:26the
- 5:26largest.
- 5:27Hurdles
- 5:27in
- 5:27the
- 5:27space
- 5:28is
- 5:28always
- 5:28capital.
- 5:29And
- 5:29so
- 5:29David's
- 5:30done
- 5:30just
- 5:30a
- 5:30great
- 5:31job
- 5:31within
- 5:31the
- 5:32space
- 5:32of
- 5:32really
- 5:32thinking
- 5:34critically
- 5:34thinking
- 5:35about
- 5:35unique
- 5:36ways
- 5:36to
- 5:37kind
- 5:37of
- 5:37mold
- 5:38together,
- 5:38traditional
- 5:39hospitality,
- 5:39financing
- 5:40and
- 5:40Campground
- 5:41financing
- 5:41and,
- 5:42other
- 5:42hospitality
- 5:43sectors
- 5:43that
- 5:43have
- 5:43a
- 5:43lot
- 5:44more
- 5:44data
- 5:45into
- 5:45glamping,
- 5:45which
- 5:46can
- 5:46just
- 5:46feel
- 5:46a
- 5:46little
- 5:46bit
- 5:47more
- 5:47niche
- 5:48and
- 5:48unique
- 5:48and
- 5:49not
- 5:49as
- 5:49not
- 5:49as.
- 5:50Data.
- 5:51And
- 5:51so
- 5:51for
- 5:52David,
- 5:52I
- 5:52don't
- 5:52know
- 5:52how
- 5:53long
- 5:53we've
- 5:53known
- 5:53each
- 5:54other
- 5:54since
- 5:5419
- 5:5564,
- 5:5665,
- 5:57maybe
- 5:57something
- 5:58like
- 5:58that.
- 5:58But
- 5:58yeah,
- 5:59we've,
- 5:59it,
- 5:59it's
- 5:59been
- 5:59exciting
- 6:00to
- 6:00see
- 6:00how
- 6:01the
- 6:01industry
- 6:01has
- 6:02grown.
- 6:02It's
- 6:02been
- 6:03exciting
- 6:03to
- 6:03see
- 6:03what,
- 6:03David
- 6:04and
- 6:04outside
- 6:04capital
- 6:05have
- 6:05been
- 6:05able
- 6:05to
- 6:05do,
- 6:06within
- 6:06the
- 6:06space
- 6:06of
- 6:06thinking
- 6:07about
- 6:08different
- 6:08investments
- 6:09and
- 6:09different
- 6:09ways
- 6:09to
- 6:10look
- 6:10at
- 6:10the
- 6:10space.
- 6:11And
- 6:12yeah,
- 6:12so
- 6:12just,
- 6:12as
- 6:13always,
- 6:13and
- 6:13every
- 6:13single
- 6:14day,
- 6:14every
- 6:14single
- 6:14week,
- 6:15every
- 6:15single
- 6:15month,
- 6:16just
- 6:16excited
- 6:16to
- 6:16see
- 6:17what's
- 6:18next
- 6:18for
- 6:18the
- 6:18space.
- 6:19I'd
- 6:19like
- 6:19to
- 6:19pretend
- 6:20that
- 6:21I
- 6:21know,
- 6:21what's
- 6:22really
- 6:22gonna
- 6:22happen
- 6:22over
- 6:23the
- 6:23next
- 6:24week
- 6:24or
- 6:24month,
- 6:24but
- 6:25that's
- 6:25actually
- 6:25just
- 6:25David,
- 6:26he
- 6:26knows
- 6:26everything.
- 6:26Yeah,
- 6:27but
- 6:27yeah,
- 6:27that,
- 6:27that's
- 6:28the
- 6:28gist.
- 6:29Awesome.
- 6:29I'm
- 6:30super
- 6:30excited
- 6:30to
- 6:30dive
- 6:30into
- 6:31that
- 6:31and
- 6:31unpack,
- 6:32what
- 6:32glamping
- 6:32hub
- 6:32is
- 6:33a
- 6:33little
- 6:33bit
- 6:33more
- 6:33and
- 6:33also
- 6:34what
- 6:34the
- 6:34AGA
- 6:34is
- 6:35just
- 6:35so
- 6:35people
- 6:35can
- 6:35really
- 6:36deep
- 6:36dive
- 6:36into
- 6:36you
- 6:36the
- 6:37first
- 6:37time
- 6:37they're
- 6:38quote,
- 6:38meeting
- 6:38you
- 6:38right
- 6:38on
- 6:39the
- 6:39glamping
- 6:39focus
- 6:39episode.
- 6:40Anyway
- 6:40David
- 6:40is
- 6:41a
- 6:41new
- 6:41face.
- 6:41Like
- 6:41I
- 6:41didn't
- 6:42even
- 6:42know
- 6:43David.
- 6:43I
- 6:43feel
- 6:43like
- 6:44until,
- 6:44I
- 6:44don't
- 6:44know,
- 6:45two
- 6:45weeks
- 6:45ago
- 6:45when
- 6:45Randy
- 6:46Hendrickson
- 6:46suggested
- 6:47that
- 6:47he
- 6:47might
- 6:47be
- 6:47a
- 6:47good
- 6:47fit
- 6:48for
- 6:48glamping
- 6:48and
- 6:48then
- 6:48Ruben,
- 6:49you
- 6:49backed
- 6:49it
- 6:49up
- 6:49and
- 6:49so
- 6:50did
- 6:50some
- 6:50other
- 6:50people.
- 6:51And
- 6:51so
- 6:51I
- 6:51actually
- 6:51talked
- 6:52to
- 6:52David
- 6:52last
- 6:53night
- 6:53on
- 6:53the
- 6:53phone,
- 6:54just
- 6:54explaining
- 6:54a
- 6:54little
- 6:55bit
- 6:55about
- 6:55the
- 6:55history
- 6:56of
- 6:56Modern
- 6:56Campground
- 6:57and
- 6:57Fireside
- 6:57Chats
- 6:58and
- 6:58why
- 6:58we
- 6:58wanted
- 6:58him
- 6:58to
- 6:58be
- 6:59on
- 6:59the
- 6:59show
- 6:59and
- 6:59things
- 7:00like
- 7:00that.
- 7:00And
- 7:00I
- 7:00intentionally
- 7:01did
- 7:01not.
- 7:02He
- 7:02probably
- 7:02thought
- 7:02I
- 7:02was
- 7:03rude
- 7:03in
- 7:03the
- 7:03beginning,
- 7:04because
- 7:04I'm
- 7:04hit
- 7:04sitting
- 7:04here
- 7:04like
- 7:05blabbing
- 7:05all
- 7:05about
- 7:05myself.
- 7:06And
- 7:06I
- 7:06didn't
- 7:06ask
- 7:06him
- 7:07a
- 7:07single
- 7:07question
- 7:08about
- 7:08his
- 7:08background
- 7:09or
- 7:09anything
- 7:09like
- 7:09that,
- 7:09but
- 7:10that
- 7:10was
- 7:10on
- 7:10purpose.
- 7:10I
- 7:10told
- 7:11him
- 7:11at
- 7:11the
- 7:11end
- 7:11of
- 7:11the
- 7:11phone
- 7:11call,
- 7:12cuz
- 7:12I
- 7:12wanted
- 7:12him
- 7:12to
- 7:12do
- 7:13it
- 7:13live
- 7:14so
- 7:14I
- 7:14could
- 7:14ask
- 7:14some
- 7:15of
- 7:15the
- 7:15feedback
- 7:15on
- 7:15this
- 7:15show
- 7:16and
- 7:16participate
- 7:17and
- 7:17learn
- 7:17with
- 7:17everybody
- 7:17else.
- 7:18So
- 7:18David,
- 7:19take
- 7:19it
- 7:19away.
- 7:19Introduce
- 7:19yourself.
- 7:20Tell
- 7:20us
- 7:20who
- 7:20you
- 7:20are.
- 7:22No,
- 7:23that
- 7:23thank.
- 7:23You
- 7:23didn't
- 7:24sound
- 7:24rooted
- 7:28please,
- 7:28to
- 7:28be
- 7:28with
- 7:29you
- 7:29guys
- 7:30for
- 7:30inviting
- 7:30me
- 7:30on.
- 7:32Yeah.
- 7:32I'll
- 7:32try
- 7:34a
- 7:34quick
- 7:35snapshot
- 7:35of
- 7:36my
- 7:36back.
- 7:37You're
- 7:38a
- 7:38little
- 7:38bit,
- 7:38I
- 7:38don't
- 7:38know
- 7:39if
- 7:39it's
- 7:39just
- 7:39me
- 7:39or
- 7:39a
- 7:39little
- 7:40bit
- 7:40choppy,
- 7:40David.
- 7:41I'm
- 7:41not
- 7:41sure
- 7:41if
- 7:41it's
- 7:42your
- 7:42okay.
- 7:42Wireless
- 7:43headphones
- 7:43or
- 7:46the
- 7:46let
- 7:46me
- 7:46see
- 7:46if
- 7:46I,
- 7:47and
- 7:47don't
- 7:47worry
- 7:47about
- 7:48it
- 7:48because
- 7:48I
- 7:48have
- 7:48technical
- 7:49difficulties
- 7:49about
- 7:50once
- 7:50every
- 7:51five
- 7:51or
- 7:51six
- 7:52minutes,
- 7:53there's
- 7:53always
- 7:53something
- 7:53that
- 7:53I'll
- 7:54mess
- 7:54up
- 7:54in
- 7:54the
- 7:54show.
- 7:54So
- 7:55don't
- 7:55feel
- 7:55bad.
- 7:56Give
- 7:56me
- 7:58if
- 7:58I'm
- 7:59gonna
- 7:59switch
- 7:59my
- 8:00headphones.
- 8:00No
- 8:00problem.
- 8:01You.
- 8:01No,
- 8:01let's
- 8:02let's
- 8:02give
- 8:02David
- 8:02a
- 8:02minute.
- 8:03Ruben,
- 8:03talk
- 8:04to
- 8:04me
- 8:04about
- 8:04glamping
- 8:04hub.
- 8:05Obviously
- 8:05you
- 8:05introduced
- 8:06it
- 8:06briefly.
- 8:06You
- 8:06said
- 8:06it's
- 8:07the
- 8:07Airbnb
- 8:08of
- 8:08glamping
- 8:09more
- 8:09specifically.
- 8:11When,
- 8:12as
- 8:12far
- 8:12as
- 8:12when
- 8:12you
- 8:12started
- 8:13it,
- 8:13talk
- 8:13us
- 8:13through
- 8:14that
- 8:14kind
- 8:14of
- 8:14journey
- 8:14to
- 8:14where
- 8:15it
- 8:15is
- 8:15now,
- 8:15what
- 8:15you've
- 8:16learned,
- 8:16how
- 8:16it's
- 8:16evolved,
- 8:17what's
- 8:17changed,
- 8:17maybe
- 8:17how
- 8:18the
- 8:18audience
- 8:18is
- 8:18different,
- 8:19where
- 8:19you
- 8:19think
- 8:20it's
- 8:20going
- 8:20next.
- 8:20And
- 8:20I
- 8:20know
- 8:21that's
- 8:21a
- 8:21lot
- 8:21to
- 8:21unpack.
- 8:23No.
- 8:23Yeah.
- 8:23Just
- 8:23talk
- 8:24for
- 8:24as
- 8:24long
- 8:24as
- 8:24David
- 8:25needs
- 8:25to
- 8:25get
- 8:25his
- 8:25microphone
- 8:26set
- 8:26up
- 8:26is
- 8:26what
- 8:27we're
- 8:27really
- 8:27I'm
- 8:28new
- 8:28microphone.
- 8:28So
- 8:29if
- 8:29you
- 8:29can
- 8:30hear
- 8:30me
- 8:30better
- 8:30now
- 8:31I
- 8:31can
- 8:31give
- 8:31Ruben.
- 8:33I
- 8:34think
- 8:34we
- 8:34can.
- 8:34Is
- 8:34it
- 8:34better
- 8:35for
- 8:35you
- 8:35Cara
- 8:35or
- 8:35is
- 8:35it
- 8:36still
- 8:36choppy?
- 8:36A
- 8:36little
- 8:36bit.
- 8:37It's
- 8:37still
- 8:38choppy
- 8:38for
- 8:38me,
- 8:39but
- 8:40that
- 8:40could
- 8:40be
- 8:40me.
- 8:42all
- 8:42right.
- 8:42I'll
- 8:43try
- 8:43it.
- 8:43Ruben,
- 8:44can
- 8:44you
- 8:44answer
- 8:44that
- 8:45question
- 8:45then?
- 8:46I'll
- 8:47all
- 8:47good.
- 8:48Yeah.
- 8:49I
- 8:49think
- 8:49what's
- 8:49interesting
- 8:49too.
- 8:50Because
- 8:50people
- 8:50who
- 8:50are
- 8:51listening
- 8:52now,
- 8:52with
- 8:52the
- 8:53space
- 8:53in
- 8:53general,
- 8:53it
- 8:54really
- 8:54it's
- 8:54evolved
- 8:55every
- 8:55single
- 8:56year.
- 8:56And
- 8:56so
- 8:57imagine
- 8:57what
- 8:57it
- 8:57was
- 8:5810
- 8:59years
- 8:59ago.
- 8:59This
- 8:59idea,
- 9:00we
- 9:00know
- 9:00glamping
- 9:01of
- 9:01today,
- 9:01where
- 9:02campgrounds
- 9:03are
- 9:03starting
- 9:03to
- 9:03at
- 9:04safari
- 9:04tents
- 9:04and
- 9:05Ys
- 9:05and
- 9:05domes
- 9:05and
- 9:06RV
- 9:06park.
- 9:06There's
- 9:06mixed
- 9:07usage
- 9:07now
- 9:08at
- 9:08all
- 9:08sorts
- 9:09of
- 9:09parks.
- 9:09And
- 9:10it's
- 9:10become
- 9:10a
- 9:10bit
- 9:11more
- 9:12mainstream,
- 9:13right?
- 9:13Now
- 9:14you
- 9:14don't
- 9:14look
- 9:14at
- 9:15a
- 9:15dome
- 9:15at
- 9:15a
- 9:15Campground
- 9:16and
- 9:16say,
- 9:16what
- 9:16the
- 9:17hell
- 9:17is
- 9:17that
- 9:17I,
- 9:18whoa.
- 9:18Maybe
- 9:18you
- 9:18haven't
- 9:19stayed
- 9:19in
- 9:19one,
- 9:19but
- 9:20it's
- 9:21becoming
- 9:21a
- 9:21bit
- 9:21more
- 9:22mainstream.
- 9:23You
- 9:23look
- 9:23at
- 9:24Airbnb's
- 9:24homepage
- 9:25for
- 9:25the
- 9:25last
- 9:25three
- 9:25years.
- 9:26It's
- 9:26been
- 9:26a
- 9:26glamping
- 9:27unit
- 9:27up
- 9:28there.
- 9:28It
- 9:28hasn't
- 9:28been
- 9:28an
- 9:28apartment
- 9:29hasn't
- 9:30been
- 9:30hasn't
- 9:30really,
- 9:30I
- 9:30didn't
- 9:31even
- 9:31notice
- 9:31that
- 9:31to
- 9:31be
- 9:32perfectly
- 9:32honest
- 9:32with
- 9:32you.
- 9:32Yeah.
- 9:33It,
- 9:33their
- 9:33hero
- 9:34image
- 9:34and
- 9:34their
- 9:34hero
- 9:34page
- 9:35for
- 9:35the
- 9:35last,
- 9:36definitely
- 9:36two
- 9:36years,
- 9:37if
- 9:37not
- 9:38three
- 9:38or
- 9:38four
- 9:38has
- 9:38been
- 9:39maybe
- 9:39a
- 9:39little
- 9:39miniature,
- 9:40a
- 9:40frame,
- 9:41a
- 9:41dome,
- 9:42a
- 9:42UT,
- 9:43something
- 9:43like
- 9:44that.
- 9:44So
- 9:44they
- 9:44knew,
- 9:45along
- 9:45the
- 9:45kind
- 9:45of
- 9:45power
- 9:46of
- 9:46what
- 9:47the
- 9:47unique
- 9:47outdoor
- 9:47lodging
- 9:48space
- 9:48was
- 9:48giving
- 9:49to
- 9:49the
- 9:49market.
- 9:49But
- 9:50you
- 9:50know
- 9:50that's
- 9:50now
- 9:51and
- 9:5110
- 9:51years
- 9:51ago
- 9:52it
- 9:52was
- 9:52a
- 9:52little
- 9:52cliche,
- 9:53you
- 9:53used
- 9:54the
- 9:54word
- 9:54glamping
- 9:54and
- 9:55people
- 9:55just
- 9:55were
- 9:55like,
- 9:56they
- 9:56would
- 9:56look
- 9:56at
- 9:56you
- 9:56funny,
- 9:57like
- 9:57you
- 9:57had
- 9:57three
- 9:57heads,
- 9:58they
- 9:58would
- 9:58act
- 9:58as
- 9:58if
- 9:59that
- 9:59was
- 10:00a
- 10:00only
- 10:00$10,000
- 10:01a
- 10:01night
- 10:02for
- 10:02an
- 10:02ADR
- 10:03or
- 10:03above
- 10:03like
- 10:03super
- 10:04high
- 10:04in
- 10:04it.
- 10:04They
- 10:04just,
- 10:05it
- 10:05wasn't
- 10:05as
- 10:06well
- 10:06known.
- 10:07When
- 10:07I
- 10:07started
- 10:07in
- 10:07the
- 10:08space,
- 10:08part
- 10:08of
- 10:09that
- 10:09mission
- 10:09was
- 10:09to
- 10:10be
- 10:10able
- 10:10to
- 10:10provide,
- 10:11a
- 10:11little
- 10:11bit
- 10:11more
- 10:11access
- 10:12to
- 10:12these.
- 10:13You
- 10:13go
- 10:13to
- 10:13these
- 10:14properties,
- 10:14you
- 10:14stay
- 10:15in
- 10:15a
- 10:15year,
- 10:15you
- 10:15stay
- 10:16in
- 10:16a
- 10:16safari
- 10:16tent.
- 10:17And
- 10:17if
- 10:17it's
- 10:18for
- 10:18your
- 10:18first
- 10:18time,
- 10:18a
- 10:18lot
- 10:19of
- 10:19times
- 10:19you
- 10:19say,
- 10:19wow,
- 10:20like
- 10:20why
- 10:20haven't
- 10:21I
- 10:21been
- 10:21doing
- 10:21this
- 10:22all
- 10:22along?
- 10:22I
- 10:22don't
- 10:23know
- 10:23why
- 10:23I
- 10:23gave
- 10:23it
- 10:23such
- 10:24a,
- 10:24maybe
- 10:24a
- 10:25bad
- 10:25rap
- 10:25all,
- 10:26all
- 10:26along,
- 10:26but
- 10:26you
- 10:27need
- 10:27to
- 10:27have
- 10:28experienced
- 10:28it
- 10:29for
- 10:29you
- 10:29to
- 10:29form
- 10:29your
- 10:29own
- 10:30opinion,
- 10:30to
- 10:30then
- 10:31maybe
- 10:31tell
- 10:32people.
- 10:32At
- 10:32the
- 10:32beginning
- 10:32it
- 10:32was
- 10:33a
- 10:33lot
- 10:33of
- 10:33just,
- 10:33access
- 10:34to
- 10:34information,
- 10:35getting
- 10:35people
- 10:35access
- 10:36to
- 10:36these
- 10:36beautiful
- 10:37properties
- 10:37that
- 10:37had
- 10:38fantastic
- 10:38hosts.
- 10:39And
- 10:39we're
- 10:39in
- 10:39great
- 10:40areas.
- 10:40And
- 10:40I
- 10:40think
- 10:41the
- 10:41main,
- 10:41thing
- 10:41that
- 10:42I
- 10:42look
- 10:42back
- 10:42on
- 10:42is
- 10:43how
- 10:43much
- 10:43it
- 10:43really
- 10:44has
- 10:44changed
- 10:45over
- 10:45the
- 10:45last
- 10:46decade.
- 10:46And
- 10:47then
- 10:47what
- 10:47will
- 10:47happen
- 10:47here
- 10:48moving
- 10:49forward?
- 10:49I
- 10:49don't
- 10:49know
- 10:49what
- 10:49you
- 10:49guys
- 10:50have
- 10:50seen
- 10:51so
- 10:51far,
- 10:52it'd
- 10:52be
- 10:52great
- 10:52to
- 10:52hear
- 10:52what
- 10:52you
- 10:52guys
- 10:53see
- 10:53on
- 10:54a
- 10:54kind
- 10:54of
- 10:54daily,
- 10:54weekly,
- 10:55monthly
- 10:55basis.
- 10:56But
- 10:56I
- 10:56feel
- 10:56like
- 10:56there
- 10:56was
- 10:57such
- 10:57a
- 10:57big
- 10:57separation
- 10:58between
- 10:59you're
- 10:59a
- 10:59Campground,
- 11:00you're
- 11:00an
- 11:00RV
- 11:01owner
- 11:01and
- 11:01you
- 11:01were
- 11:02glamping.
- 11:02And
- 11:02you
- 11:03stayed
- 11:03separate,
- 11:04but
- 11:04now
- 11:05that's
- 11:05not
- 11:05so
- 11:05much,
- 11:06the
- 11:06case.
- 11:06I
- 11:07feel
- 11:07like
- 11:07there's
- 11:07just
- 11:07more
- 11:08integration,
- 11:09a
- 11:09lot
- 11:09more
- 11:10mixed
- 11:10usage.
- 11:11And,
- 11:12but
- 11:12that
- 11:12took
- 11:13a
- 11:13while.
- 11:13So
- 11:13I
- 11:13don't
- 11:13know
- 11:13if
- 11:13that's
- 11:14what
- 11:14you
- 11:14guys
- 11:14are
- 11:14seeing
- 11:15as.
- 11:17Yeah.
- 11:17I
- 11:18definitely
- 11:18agree
- 11:19with
- 11:19that.
- 11:19I
- 11:19think
- 11:20we're
- 11:20seeing
- 11:20a
- 11:20lot
- 11:20of
- 11:20operators
- 11:21looking
- 11:21to
- 11:21diversify.
- 11:22It's
- 11:22a
- 11:22great
- 11:22way
- 11:23up
- 11:23here,
- 11:23especially
- 11:24to
- 11:24extend
- 11:24your
- 11:24season
- 11:25and
- 11:26get
- 11:26more
- 11:26business
- 11:26in
- 11:26the
- 11:26door
- 11:27in
- 11:27those
- 11:27shoulder
- 11:28months
- 11:28of
- 11:28the
- 11:28year
- 11:29and
- 11:29maybe
- 11:29into
- 11:29the
- 11:30winter.
- 11:30I
- 11:30know
- 11:30there's
- 11:30some
- 11:31great
- 11:31properties
- 11:31that
- 11:32are
- 11:32in
- 11:32solving
- 11:33glamping
- 11:33units
- 11:33so
- 11:33that
- 11:34they
- 11:34can
- 11:34run
- 11:35you
- 11:35around.
- 11:36And
- 11:36I
- 11:36think
- 11:36it's
- 11:37a
- 11:37Testament.
- 11:37I
- 11:38always
- 11:38talk
- 11:38about
- 11:38how
- 11:39adaptable
- 11:40the
- 11:40folks
- 11:40in
- 11:41this
- 11:41industry
- 11:41are.
- 11:41And
- 11:41I
- 11:42think,
- 11:42that's
- 11:42just
- 11:42another
- 11:43way
- 11:43that
- 11:43they're
- 11:44demonstrating
- 11:44that
- 11:45is
- 11:45that
- 11:45willingness
- 11:46to
- 11:46diversify
- 11:47and
- 11:47expand
- 11:48and
- 11:48provide
- 11:50that
- 11:50elevated
- 11:51or
- 11:51different
- 11:52varied
- 11:53experience
- 11:53from
- 11:54just
- 11:54the
- 11:54same
- 11:55kind
- 11:56of
- 11:56in
- 11:56the
- 11:56box
- 11:57plan.
- 11:57All
- 11:57the.
- 12:00Now
- 12:00let's
- 12:00take
- 12:01this.
- 12:01I
- 12:01have
- 12:01a
- 12:01question
- 12:01here
- 12:02room
- 12:02with
- 12:02glamping
- 12:03specifically,
- 12:03and
- 12:03pardon
- 12:03my
- 12:04ignorance.
- 12:04Just
- 12:04cuz
- 12:04I
- 12:05don't
- 12:05have
- 12:05enough
- 12:05time
- 12:05as
- 12:06I
- 12:06always
- 12:06want
- 12:06to
- 12:06have
- 12:06time
- 12:07to
- 12:07research
- 12:07all
- 12:07the
- 12:08things
- 12:08I
- 12:08can
- 12:08possibly
- 12:08research
- 12:09and
- 12:09know.
- 12:09But
- 12:09for
- 12:09glamping
- 12:10hub,
- 12:10obviously
- 12:11there's
- 12:11an
- 12:11opportunity
- 12:11for
- 12:11individual
- 12:12glamping
- 12:12resorts
- 12:12to
- 12:13get
- 12:13listed
- 12:13other
- 12:13opportunities
- 12:14for
- 12:14campgrounds
- 12:14to
- 12:15list
- 12:15there
- 12:15occupa
- 12:16or
- 12:16for,
- 12:17they
- 12:17can
- 12:17do
- 12:18on
- 12:18there.
- 12:19There's
- 12:19not
- 12:19many
- 12:20glamping
- 12:20specific
- 12:22websites
- 12:22out
- 12:23there.
- 12:23And
- 12:23so
- 12:23they,
- 12:24glamping
- 12:24hub
- 12:24will
- 12:24only
- 12:25take
- 12:25the
- 12:26glamping
- 12:26specific
- 12:27units.
- 12:27So
- 12:27they
- 12:27take
- 12:27away,
- 12:28they
- 12:28don't
- 12:28do
- 12:29Camping
- 12:29or
- 12:30they
- 12:30don't
- 12:30do
- 12:30RVs,
- 12:31but
- 12:32as
- 12:32you
- 12:32look
- 12:32at
- 12:32a
- 12:33camp
- 12:33spot
- 12:33or
- 12:33the
- 12:34dirt
- 12:34or
- 12:35Airbnb,
- 12:35it
- 12:35does,
- 12:36I
- 12:36mean
- 12:36there's
- 12:36a
- 12:36big
- 12:36reach,
- 12:37right?
- 12:37When
- 12:38they've
- 12:38got
- 12:38the
- 12:38different
- 12:39new
- 12:39filters
- 12:40that
- 12:40are
- 12:40on
- 12:40top
- 12:40on
- 12:40Airbnb
- 12:41that
- 12:41say,
- 12:42Y
- 12:42or
- 12:42dome
- 12:42or
- 12:42whatnot,
- 12:43I
- 12:43mean
- 12:44at
- 12:44the
- 12:44end
- 12:44of
- 12:44the
- 12:44day,
- 12:44OTAs.
- 12:46Do
- 12:46one
- 12:46thing
- 12:47really
- 12:47well,
- 12:47which
- 12:47is
- 12:48drive
- 12:48new
- 12:48organic
- 12:49traffic,
- 12:50new
- 12:50eyeballs,
- 12:51to
- 12:51the
- 12:51space
- 12:52and
- 12:52usually
- 12:53decently
- 12:53validated
- 12:54eyeballs.
- 12:55But,
- 12:55at
- 12:55the
- 12:56end
- 12:56of
- 12:56the
- 12:56day,
- 12:56for
- 12:56most
- 12:56Campground
- 12:57owners
- 12:57for
- 12:57most
- 12:58RV
- 12:58park
- 12:59GL
- 12:59sites,
- 13:00you
- 13:00really
- 13:00want
- 13:00to
- 13:00be
- 13:00able
- 13:00to
- 13:00drive
- 13:01as
- 13:01much
- 13:01traffic
- 13:02to
- 13:02their
- 13:02existing
- 13:02website
- 13:03as
- 13:03possible
- 13:04because,
- 13:04they're
- 13:04gonna
- 13:05be
- 13:05able
- 13:05to
- 13:05keep
- 13:06a
- 13:06bit
- 13:06more
- 13:06obviously
- 13:07of
- 13:07their
- 13:08transaction
- 13:09and
- 13:09that
- 13:09ADR
- 13:09and
- 13:10the
- 13:10revenue.
- 13:10So
- 13:11it's
- 13:11it's
- 13:11mixed,
- 13:12right?
- 13:12It
- 13:13there's
- 13:13different.
- 13:13It's
- 13:13like
- 13:13a,
- 13:14like
- 13:14when
- 13:14you
- 13:14go
- 13:14golfing,
- 13:15there's
- 13:15just
- 13:15different
- 13:15clubs
- 13:16that
- 13:16you
- 13:16use,
- 13:17right?
- 13:17And
- 13:17so
- 13:18these
- 13:18OTAs
- 13:19are
- 13:19specific
- 13:19club.
- 13:19Your
- 13:20website's
- 13:20gonna
- 13:20be
- 13:20a
- 13:20specific
- 13:21club,
- 13:21but
- 13:22at
- 13:22the
- 13:22end
- 13:22of
- 13:22the
- 13:22day,
- 13:22what
- 13:23GLA
- 13:23has
- 13:24shown
- 13:24us
- 13:24over
- 13:24the
- 13:25last
- 13:25two
- 13:26years
- 13:26is
- 13:26that
- 13:26people
- 13:27are
- 13:27seeing
- 13:27some
- 13:27really
- 13:28exciting
- 13:29occupancy
- 13:30and
- 13:30really
- 13:30exciting
- 13:31margins
- 13:32and
- 13:32really
- 13:32exciting
- 13:33return
- 13:33on
- 13:33investments.
- 13:35And
- 13:35sometimes
- 13:35you
- 13:35just
- 13:35really
- 13:36gotta
- 13:36scrap
- 13:36that
- 13:36together
- 13:37through
- 13:37a
- 13:37lot
- 13:38of
- 13:38different
- 13:38avenues.
- 13:40It's
- 13:40actually
- 13:40a
- 13:40really
- 13:41good
- 13:41analogy,
- 13:41the
- 13:41golf
- 13:41bag,
- 13:42like
- 13:42I'm
- 13:42not
- 13:42a
- 13:42big
- 13:42golfer,
- 13:43but
- 13:43it's
- 13:43a
- 13:43really
- 13:43good
- 13:43analogy
- 13:44to
- 13:44have
- 13:44the
- 13:44right
- 13:45club
- 13:45for
- 13:45the
- 13:45right
- 13:45situation.
- 13:46The
- 13:46right
- 13:46tool
- 13:47for
- 13:47the
- 13:47right
- 13:47whatever
- 13:47person
- 13:48type
- 13:49of
- 13:49guest,
- 13:49whoever
- 13:50you're
- 13:50trying
- 13:50to
- 13:50attract
- 13:51wherever
- 13:51you're
- 13:51trying
- 13:51to
- 13:51reach
- 13:51them.
- 13:52I
- 13:52definitely
- 13:52appreciate
- 13:52that.
- 13:53I
- 13:53think
- 13:53care
- 13:53is
- 13:53a
- 13:53golfer.
- 13:54I
- 13:54saw
- 13:54you
- 13:54post
- 13:54some
- 13:55time
- 13:55on
- 13:55Facebook.
- 13:55Didn't
- 13:56I,
- 13:56that
- 13:56you
- 13:56wanna
- 13:56go
- 13:56on
- 13:56golfing
- 13:57care?
- 13:57I
- 13:57wouldn't
- 13:57call
- 13:57me
- 13:58a
- 13:58golfer.
- 13:58I
- 13:59attempt
- 14:00to
- 14:00golf
- 14:01and
- 14:02do
- 14:02it
- 14:02very
- 14:02poorly.
- 14:03I
- 14:03did
- 14:03that
- 14:0320
- 14:03years
- 14:04ago
- 14:04with
- 14:04my
- 14:04grandpa.
- 14:04Didn't
- 14:05work
- 14:05out.
- 14:05I
- 14:05tipped
- 14:05over
- 14:06the
- 14:06golf
- 14:06cart
- 14:06once
- 14:06with
- 14:06him
- 14:07though
- 14:07when
- 14:07I
- 14:07was
- 14:07like
- 14:0717.
- 14:08I
- 14:08remember
- 14:08that.
- 14:09Yeah.
- 14:09Yeah,
- 14:10no,
- 14:10I
- 14:10go,
- 14:10I
- 14:11golf
- 14:11fairly
- 14:11regularly,
- 14:12but
- 14:13it
- 14:13doesn't
- 14:13improve
- 14:14my
- 14:14game,
- 14:14but
- 14:15I
- 14:15am
- 14:15appreciative
- 14:16of
- 14:16the
- 14:16analogy
- 14:17too.
- 14:17I
- 14:17agree.
- 14:18I
- 14:18think
- 14:18that
- 14:19variety
- 14:19of
- 14:19tools
- 14:20in
- 14:20the
- 14:20toolbox
- 14:20is
- 14:21necessary
- 14:21and
- 14:22it's
- 14:22a
- 14:22great
- 14:23way
- 14:23to
- 14:25kind.
- 14:26Give
- 14:26yourself
- 14:27as
- 14:27an
- 14:27operator,
- 14:27the
- 14:28ability
- 14:28to
- 14:28pivot
- 14:29and
- 14:29change
- 14:29quickly
- 14:30and
- 14:30re-strategize
- 14:31and
- 14:32try
- 14:32different
- 14:32things.
- 14:32So
- 14:33yeah,
- 14:33I
- 14:33agree.
- 14:34I,
- 14:35no,
- 14:35you,
- 14:35exactly.
- 14:36I'm
- 14:36really
- 14:36good
- 14:36at
- 14:36sitting
- 14:36in
- 14:37a
- 14:37cart
- 14:37and
- 14:37drinking
- 14:37beer.
- 14:40Yeah,
- 14:40no,
- 14:41think
- 14:41one
- 14:41way
- 14:41to
- 14:41think
- 14:41about
- 14:42it
- 14:42too,
- 14:42is
- 14:42that
- 14:42for
- 14:43many
- 14:43first
- 14:44time
- 14:45users
- 14:45of
- 14:45a
- 14:46glamping
- 14:46unit,
- 14:47it
- 14:47could
- 14:47be
- 14:47a
- 14:47little
- 14:47bit
- 14:47outside
- 14:48of
- 14:48their
- 14:48comfort
- 14:48zone.
- 14:48It's
- 14:49in
- 14:49the
- 14:49middle
- 14:49of
- 14:49nowhere,
- 14:50it
- 14:50could
- 14:50be
- 14:50a
- 14:50little
- 14:50bit
- 14:50price
- 14:51here.
- 14:51They've
- 14:51never
- 14:52been
- 14:52there
- 14:52before.
- 14:53And
- 14:54they
- 14:54need
- 14:54the
- 14:54right
- 14:54type
- 14:55of
- 14:55information,
- 14:55the
- 14:55right
- 14:56type
- 14:56of
- 14:57descriptions,
- 14:58photos,
- 14:58videos,
- 14:59because
- 14:59it
- 14:59can
- 15:00really
- 15:00be
- 15:00a
- 15:00once
- 15:00in
- 15:00a
- 15:00lifetime
- 15:01or
- 15:01just
- 15:01a
- 15:01great
- 15:02experience
- 15:02that
- 15:02they
- 15:02do
- 15:03come
- 15:03back
- 15:03time
- 15:03and
- 15:03time
- 15:03again.
- 15:04Yeah.
- 15:05But
- 15:05for
- 15:05a
- 15:05new
- 15:05user,
- 15:06it's
- 15:06not
- 15:06okay,
- 15:07there's
- 15:07a
- 15:07cam
- 15:07spot.
- 15:08I,
- 15:08I
- 15:08get
- 15:09it.
- 15:09I'm
- 15:09now
- 15:09looking
- 15:10at
- 15:10the
- 15:10area.
- 15:10I'm
- 15:10now
- 15:10looking
- 15:11at
- 15:11things
- 15:11to
- 15:11do.
- 15:12Yeah,
- 15:12those
- 15:12first
- 15:13time
- 15:13users
- 15:13do
- 15:14look
- 15:14a
- 15:14lot
- 15:14more
- 15:14at,
- 15:15what
- 15:15is
- 15:15the
- 15:15unit?
- 15:15Is
- 15:16there
- 15:16a
- 15:16bathroom
- 15:16in
- 15:16there?
- 15:17What
- 15:17is,
- 15:17what
- 15:18do
- 15:18I
- 15:18have
- 15:18to
- 15:18bring
- 15:18and
- 15:18not
- 15:19bring?
- 15:19And
- 15:19it's
- 15:20just
- 15:20a
- 15:20different
- 15:20wind
- 15:21up
- 15:21experience
- 15:22if
- 15:22you
- 15:22will,
- 15:22before,
- 15:23before
- 15:23the
- 15:23purchase.
- 15:24I
- 15:24think
- 15:24we
- 15:24have
- 15:24David
- 15:25back,
- 15:25hopefully
- 15:25with
- 15:26good
- 15:26audio
- 15:26this
- 15:26time,
- 15:26and
- 15:27I
- 15:27will
- 15:27apologize,
- 15:27David,
- 15:28if
- 15:28you
- 15:28have
- 15:28a
- 15:28Mac,
- 15:28it's
- 15:29completely
- 15:29my
- 15:29fault,
- 15:30cuz
- 15:30there's
- 15:30actually
- 15:31some
- 15:31privacy
- 15:32settings
- 15:32and
- 15:32things
- 15:32you
- 15:33have
- 15:33to
- 15:33tweak
- 15:33and
- 15:33maybe
- 15:34that's
- 15:34why
- 15:34it's
- 15:34not
- 15:34working
- 15:35at
- 15:35your
- 15:35desktop,
- 15:35but
- 15:35we'll
- 15:35fix
- 15:36that
- 15:36next
- 15:36month.
- 15:36That's
- 15:36the
- 15:37case.
- 15:38No,
- 15:38no
- 15:39apologies
- 15:39are
- 15:39all.
- 15:40Can
- 15:40you
- 15:40guys
- 15:41hear
- 15:41me
- 15:41okay
- 15:41now?
- 15:43Yeah,
- 15:43I
- 15:43think
- 15:43so.
- 15:43Yeah.
- 15:44Yeah.
- 15:44That
- 15:45sounded
- 15:45better.
- 15:45I'm
- 15:45really
- 15:45sorry
- 15:46about
- 15:46that.
- 15:46I've
- 15:46tried,
- 15:46I
- 15:46don't
- 15:47have
- 15:47a
- 15:47Mac.
- 15:47I
- 15:47tried
- 15:47my
- 15:48PC
- 15:48webcams.
- 15:49Now
- 15:49I'm
- 15:49it's
- 15:49still,
- 15:50yeah,
- 15:50it's
- 15:50just,
- 15:50it's
- 15:51weird.
- 15:51It's
- 15:51chopping.
- 15:52It's
- 15:52chopping
- 15:52in
- 15:53and
- 15:53out
- 15:53every
- 15:53like
- 15:54fifth
- 15:54word.
- 15:55So
- 15:56I
- 15:56don't
- 15:56know.
- 15:57It's
- 15:57really,
- 15:58is
- 15:58it
- 15:58for
- 15:58everybody
- 15:58else
- 15:59or
- 15:59is
- 15:59just
- 15:59me?
- 16:00No,
- 16:00me
- 16:00too.
- 16:02okay.
- 16:02I
- 16:02don't
- 16:02know.
- 16:03You
- 16:03can
- 16:04try.
- 16:04Let's
- 16:04try.
- 16:05We'll
- 16:05try.
- 16:07They
- 16:07can
- 16:07just
- 16:08insert
- 16:08whatever
- 16:08blank
- 16:09they
- 16:09think
- 16:09you're
- 16:09saying.
- 16:10Oh
- 16:11boy.
- 16:12wow.
- 16:13Wow.
- 16:13Look
- 16:14I
- 16:14can,
- 16:15I
- 16:15just
- 16:15can't
- 16:16make
- 16:16out
- 16:17what
- 16:17I'm
- 16:17saying.
- 16:17I'm
- 16:17just
- 16:18you
- 16:18because
- 16:19I'm
- 16:19having
- 16:19a
- 16:19great
- 16:19conversation,
- 16:20but
- 16:20my
- 16:20background
- 16:21is
- 16:21I
- 16:21was
- 16:22explaining
- 16:22comes
- 16:22from
- 16:23a
- 16:23different,
- 16:26I
- 16:26started
- 16:26my
- 16:27financial
- 16:28services
- 16:29working
- 16:29a
- 16:30large,
- 16:31a
- 16:31largest
- 16:32New
- 16:33York
- 16:33city.
- 16:35Ultimate
- 16:35transitioning
- 16:36back
- 16:36to
- 16:36the
- 16:37hospitality,
- 16:38had
- 16:38a
- 16:38passion
- 16:38from
- 16:38an
- 16:40life
- 16:41and
- 16:42thought
- 16:42where
- 16:43I
- 16:43was.
- 16:44I
- 16:44was
- 16:44working.
- 16:45I
- 16:45think
- 16:45David,
- 16:45I
- 16:45don't
- 16:45mean
- 16:45to
- 16:46introduce
- 16:46you,
- 16:46interrupt
- 16:47you,
- 16:47but
- 16:47I
- 16:47feel
- 16:47like
- 16:47we're
- 16:48not
- 16:48gonna
- 16:48do
- 16:48David
- 16:49Justice
- 16:49if
- 16:49we
- 16:49let
- 16:50David
- 16:50do
- 16:50his
- 16:50intro
- 16:50that
- 16:51okay.
- 16:51Agree,
- 16:51Ruben
- 16:52or
- 16:52no,
- 16:54I'm
- 16:54like,
- 16:54I
- 16:54feel
- 16:54like
- 16:55you're
- 16:55cool.
- 16:56Like
- 16:56important,
- 16:57awesome
- 16:57person
- 16:58based
- 16:58on
- 16:58what
- 16:58I've
- 16:58heard
- 16:59of
- 16:59you.
- 16:59I
- 16:59feel
- 16:59like
- 17:00I'm
- 17:00Def
- 17:01am
- 17:01I
- 17:01right
- 17:02Ruben?
- 17:02I
- 17:02feel
- 17:02like
- 17:02we're
- 17:02gonna
- 17:02miss
- 17:03too
- 17:03much
- 17:03of
- 17:03this
- 17:03important
- 17:04stuff.
- 17:04If
- 17:04we
- 17:04let
- 17:05him
- 17:05do
- 17:05this
- 17:05way.
- 17:06Yeah.
- 17:07Yeah.
- 17:08It's
- 17:08disappointing.
- 17:09Just
- 17:09check
- 17:09the
- 17:09Facebook
- 17:10stream
- 17:10too.
- 17:10And
- 17:10it's
- 17:10struggling
- 17:11as
- 17:11well.
- 17:12Yeah.
- 17:17Okay.
- 17:17Yeah.
- 17:17If
- 17:18you
- 17:18go
- 17:18back
- 17:18and
- 17:18if
- 17:18you
- 17:18happen
- 17:19that
- 17:19privacy
- 17:19settings,
- 17:20David,
- 17:20if
- 17:20there's
- 17:20anything
- 17:21that
- 17:21you
- 17:21can
- 17:22do
- 17:22there
- 17:22to
- 17:23switch
- 17:23it
- 17:23up,
- 17:23but
- 17:23pop
- 17:24back
- 17:24in.
- 17:24But
- 17:24if
- 17:24not,
- 17:25we'll
- 17:25we'll
- 17:25reload.
- 17:26We'll
- 17:26try
- 17:26again.
- 17:28Awesome.
- 17:28Sorry,
- 17:28David.
- 17:29And
- 17:29yeah,
- 17:29we'll
- 17:29have
- 17:29we'll
- 17:30have
- 17:30you
- 17:30on
- 17:30next
- 17:31month,
- 17:31if
- 17:31that's
- 17:31the
- 17:31case
- 17:32and
- 17:32we'll
- 17:32introduce
- 17:32you
- 17:32and
- 17:33talk
- 17:33to
- 17:33you,
- 17:33everything,
- 17:33if
- 17:34you
- 17:34can't
- 17:34figure
- 17:34it
- 17:34out,
- 17:34don't
- 17:35worry
- 17:35about
- 17:35it,
- 17:35but
- 17:35I
- 17:35just
- 17:35wanna
- 17:36make
- 17:36sure
- 17:36you
- 17:36we're
- 17:36doing
- 17:36you
- 17:36justice,
- 17:37right?
- 17:37No,
- 17:38I
- 17:38appreciate
- 17:38it.
- 17:38I'm
- 17:38gonna.
- 17:39Okay.
- 17:39So
- 17:39anyway,
- 17:40we
- 17:40have
- 17:40those
- 17:40technical
- 17:40issues
- 17:41all
- 17:41the
- 17:41time.
- 17:41No
- 17:41big
- 17:42deal.
- 17:42I
- 17:42don't
- 17:42know,
- 17:42last
- 17:43week
- 17:43I
- 17:43was
- 17:43missing
- 17:43from
- 17:43the
- 17:43show
- 17:44for
- 17:4420
- 17:44minutes,
- 17:44which
- 17:45really
- 17:45just
- 17:45made
- 17:45it
- 17:45better,
- 17:46but
- 17:46so
- 17:47Reuben
- 17:48tell
- 17:48us
- 17:48about
- 17:49let's
- 17:49pivot
- 17:49here
- 17:49for
- 17:49a
- 17:50second
- 17:50and
- 17:50talk
- 17:50about
- 17:51the
- 17:51other
- 17:51big
- 17:52kind
- 17:52of
- 17:52thing
- 17:52that
- 17:52you
- 17:52do.
- 17:53And
- 17:53that's
- 17:53the
- 17:53American
- 17:54glamping
- 17:54association,
- 17:55and
- 17:55I'm
- 17:55interested
- 17:56in
- 17:56this
- 17:56from
- 17:57two
- 17:57different
- 17:57parts,
- 17:57right?
- 17:58One
- 17:58is,
- 17:58I
- 17:58want
- 17:58you
- 17:59to
- 17:59tell
- 17:59us
- 17:59about
- 18:00the
- 18:00American
- 18:00glamping
- 18:01association,
- 18:01what
- 18:01it
- 18:01does,
- 18:02how
- 18:02it
- 18:02functions,
- 18:03maybe
- 18:03why
- 18:03you
- 18:04feel
- 18:04it
- 18:04was
- 18:04necessary.
- 18:05And
- 18:05then
- 18:07Cara,
- 18:07from
- 18:07your
- 18:08perspective,
- 18:08I
- 18:08prepped
- 18:08you
- 18:09a
- 18:09little
- 18:09bit
- 18:09for
- 18:09this
- 18:09question,
- 18:10but
- 18:10I'm
- 18:10interested
- 18:10in
- 18:10the
- 18:10dynamics
- 18:11of
- 18:12how
- 18:12do
- 18:13existing
- 18:13Campground
- 18:13associations
- 18:14and
- 18:14from
- 18:15the
- 18:15Canadian
- 18:15Camping
- 18:15and
- 18:15RV
- 18:16council,
- 18:16of
- 18:16course
- 18:17how
- 18:17do
- 18:17they
- 18:18pivot?
- 18:18Do
- 18:19they
- 18:19wanna
- 18:19pivot?
- 18:20And
- 18:20if
- 18:20so,
- 18:20what's
- 18:21different
- 18:21maybe
- 18:22about
- 18:22serving
- 18:23glamping
- 18:23resort
- 18:23members'
- 18:24needs
- 18:24versus
- 18:24others.
- 18:25But
- 18:25Ruben,
- 18:25go
- 18:25ahead
- 18:25and
- 18:26please
- 18:26start.
- 18:27Yeah,
- 18:27no.
- 18:28So
- 18:28the
- 18:29association
- 18:29was
- 18:30started
- 18:30out
- 18:31of
- 18:31a
- 18:31mandate
- 18:31from
- 18:32the
- 18:32industry.
- 18:33Actually
- 18:33we
- 18:33got
- 18:33approached
- 18:34a
- 18:34lot
- 18:34by
- 18:35owners,
- 18:35operators,
- 18:36investors,
- 18:37whomever
- 18:38that,
- 18:39if
- 18:39the
- 18:40glyph
- 18:40in
- 18:40industry
- 18:41still
- 18:41feels
- 18:41a
- 18:41little
- 18:42wild
- 18:42west
- 18:42now
- 18:43a
- 18:43little
- 18:43fragmented
- 18:44and,
- 18:45up
- 18:45and
- 18:45coming,
- 18:46imagine
- 18:46a
- 18:46decade
- 18:47ago.
- 18:47And
- 18:47we
- 18:47started
- 18:48it
- 18:48to
- 18:48try
- 18:48and
- 18:48do
- 18:49our
- 18:49best
- 18:49to
- 18:49make
- 18:49sure
- 18:50that
- 18:50the
- 18:50industry
- 18:51was
- 18:51heading
- 18:51in
- 18:52the
- 18:52right
- 18:52direction.
- 18:53And
- 18:53more
- 18:53importantly
- 18:54that
- 18:54all
- 18:54the
- 18:55aspiring
- 18:56business
- 18:56owners
- 18:57were
- 18:57getting
- 18:57the
- 18:57tools
- 18:58and
- 18:58resources
- 18:59that
- 18:59they
- 18:59needed
- 19:00so
- 19:00that
- 19:00they
- 19:01could
- 19:01get
- 19:01their
- 19:01businesses
- 19:02off
- 19:02the
- 19:02ground.
- 19:03The
- 19:03worst
- 19:03case
- 19:03scenario
- 19:04that
- 19:04we
- 19:04saw
- 19:04was
- 19:05people
- 19:05were
- 19:06putting
- 19:06effort,
- 19:06time,
- 19:07money,
- 19:07sanity,
- 19:08and
- 19:08then
- 19:08they
- 19:08would
- 19:08just
- 19:09hit
- 19:09a
- 19:09wall
- 19:09and
- 19:09say,
- 19:09I
- 19:09just
- 19:10can't
- 19:10do
- 19:10it
- 19:10because
- 19:11I
- 19:11couldn't
- 19:11get
- 19:12through
- 19:12permitting.
- 19:12Or
- 19:12I
- 19:13just
- 19:13couldn't,
- 19:13I
- 19:14didn't
- 19:14find
- 19:14the
- 19:14right
- 19:14connection
- 19:15for
- 19:15a
- 19:16banking
- 19:16connection
- 19:16for
- 19:17a
- 19:17loan.
- 19:18Whatever
- 19:18it
- 19:18might
- 19:18be.
- 19:18And
- 19:19in
- 19:19that
- 19:19case,
- 19:20really,
- 19:20everybody
- 19:20loses,
- 19:21right?
- 19:21The
- 19:21user
- 19:22doesn't
- 19:22have
- 19:22a
- 19:23place
- 19:23to
- 19:23stay.
- 19:23The
- 19:24manufacturer
- 19:24doesn't
- 19:24get
- 19:25a
- 19:25sale
- 19:26that
- 19:26business
- 19:26owner
- 19:26doesn't
- 19:27get
- 19:27off
- 19:27the
- 19:27ground.
- 19:27And
- 19:28it
- 19:28was
- 19:28just
- 19:28a,
- 19:28the
- 19:28worst
- 19:29case
- 19:29scenario
- 19:30and
- 19:30all
- 19:30the
- 19:30scenario.
- 19:31So
- 19:31we
- 19:31started
- 19:31to
- 19:32make
- 19:32sure
- 19:32that
- 19:32scenario
- 19:33in
- 19:33specifically
- 19:34just
- 19:34didn't
- 19:35happen
- 19:35or
- 19:35didn't
- 19:35happen
- 19:36as
- 19:36much.
- 19:36Fast
- 19:37forward
- 19:37to
- 19:37today,
- 19:38we
- 19:39have
- 19:39a
- 19:39member
- 19:39meetup
- 19:39call.
- 19:40We
- 19:40have
- 19:40a
- 19:40communication
- 19:41channel
- 19:41that's
- 19:41just
- 19:42for
- 19:42members.
- 19:42There's
- 19:43a
- 19:43magazine,
- 19:43a
- 19:44podcast.
- 19:44It's
- 19:44safe
- 19:45to
- 19:45say
- 19:45that
- 19:45we
- 19:45talk
- 19:46lamping
- 19:46all
- 19:46day,
- 19:47every
- 19:47day.
- 19:47And
- 19:48really
- 19:48at
- 19:48the
- 19:48end
- 19:49of
- 19:49the
- 19:49day,
- 19:50some
- 19:50of
- 19:50the
- 19:50items
- 19:51where
- 19:51people
- 19:51typically
- 19:51have
- 19:52one
- 19:52or
- 19:52two
- 19:52things
- 19:53that
- 19:53are
- 19:53really
- 19:54top
- 19:54of
- 19:54mind
- 19:55for
- 19:55them,
- 19:55they
- 19:55might,
- 19:57like
- 19:57I
- 19:57said,
- 19:57they
- 19:57might
- 19:58struggle
- 19:58because
- 19:59there's
- 19:59a
- 19:59neighbor
- 20:00who
- 20:00doesn't
- 20:00want
- 20:01them
- 20:01to
- 20:01get
- 20:01their
- 20:01glamping
- 20:02operation
- 20:02up
- 20:02and
- 20:02running
- 20:03or.
- 20:03They
- 20:03need
- 20:03marketing
- 20:04help
- 20:04or
- 20:05shoot.
- 20:05They
- 20:05didn't
- 20:05think
- 20:05about
- 20:06insurance
- 20:06and
- 20:07insurance
- 20:07carriers
- 20:08are
- 20:08looking
- 20:08at
- 20:08some
- 20:08of
- 20:08these
- 20:08accommodations
- 20:09saying
- 20:09I
- 20:10don't
- 20:10know
- 20:10what
- 20:10bucket
- 20:10to
- 20:10put
- 20:11that
- 20:11in.
- 20:11I
- 20:11don't
- 20:11know
- 20:11how
- 20:11to
- 20:12classify
- 20:13that.
- 20:13And
- 20:13so
- 20:13we
- 20:13really
- 20:14just
- 20:14work
- 20:14with
- 20:14the
- 20:14members
- 20:16individually,
- 20:16just
- 20:17to
- 20:17make
- 20:17sure
- 20:17that
- 20:17they're
- 20:17getting
- 20:18to
- 20:18their
- 20:18version
- 20:19of
- 20:19their
- 20:19finish
- 20:20line.
- 20:20And
- 20:20it's
- 20:20one
- 20:20of
- 20:20those
- 20:21of
- 20:21elevating
- 20:21the
- 20:21industry
- 20:22the
- 20:22best
- 20:22way
- 20:22that
- 20:22we
- 20:23can.
- 20:23We
- 20:23hope
- 20:24that,
- 20:24maybe
- 20:25people,
- 20:25the
- 20:25goal
- 20:25is
- 20:25that
- 20:25people
- 20:26don't
- 20:26need
- 20:26us
- 20:27eventually
- 20:27right.
- 20:28That
- 20:28we
- 20:28can
- 20:28help
- 20:28they
- 20:29can
- 20:29still
- 20:29support
- 20:29the
- 20:29industry,
- 20:30but
- 20:30at
- 20:30the
- 20:30same
- 20:31time
- 20:31they
- 20:31get
- 20:31what
- 20:31they
- 20:32need.
- 20:32They
- 20:32turn
- 20:32back
- 20:33around
- 20:33and
- 20:34help
- 20:34other
- 20:35members,
- 20:35which
- 20:36is
- 20:36something
- 20:36that
- 20:36we
- 20:36our
- 20:37group
- 20:37of
- 20:37AGA
- 20:38members
- 20:38are
- 20:38just
- 20:38fantastic
- 20:39people
- 20:40who,
- 20:40not
- 20:40only
- 20:40been
- 20:41there
- 20:41and
- 20:41done
- 20:41that,
- 20:41but
- 20:41don't
- 20:42hesitate
- 20:42to
- 20:42turn
- 20:42back
- 20:43around
- 20:43and
- 20:43help
- 20:43somebody
- 20:44else
- 20:44who
- 20:45also
- 20:45might
- 20:45need
- 20:45some
- 20:45help.
- 20:45So
- 20:46it
- 20:46really
- 20:46is
- 20:46this
- 20:46networking
- 20:47community.
- 20:47And,
- 20:47to,
- 20:48to
- 20:48your
- 20:48question
- 20:48about
- 20:49other
- 20:49associations,
- 20:49we
- 20:50try
- 20:50and
- 20:50do
- 20:50our
- 20:50best.
- 20:52We
- 20:52feel
- 20:52like
- 20:52we're
- 20:53better,
- 20:53stronger
- 20:54more
- 20:55effective
- 20:56when
- 20:56we
- 20:56are
- 20:56partnering
- 20:57with
- 20:57as
- 20:57many
- 20:58of
- 20:58like-minded
- 20:59organizations
- 21:00as
- 21:00possible
- 21:01because
- 21:01every
- 21:02organization,
- 21:03everybody
- 21:03always
- 21:04wishes
- 21:04that
- 21:04they
- 21:04had
- 21:04more
- 21:05time
- 21:05in
- 21:05the
- 21:05day
- 21:06and
- 21:06more
- 21:06resources.
- 21:07And
- 21:07so
- 21:07at
- 21:08the
- 21:08end
- 21:08of
- 21:08the
- 21:08day,
- 21:09our
- 21:09mandate
- 21:09is
- 21:09to
- 21:10just
- 21:10serve
- 21:10members
- 21:11and
- 21:11make
- 21:11sure
- 21:11that
- 21:11they
- 21:12get
- 21:12what
- 21:12they
- 21:12need.
- 21:12So
- 21:12if
- 21:12they're
- 21:13successful
- 21:13then
- 21:13we're
- 21:14successful.
- 21:14And
- 21:15however,
- 21:15we
- 21:16do
- 21:16that
- 21:16with
- 21:16other
- 21:16partnerships,
- 21:17we're
- 21:17always
- 21:18open
- 21:18to
- 21:18that,
- 21:18but
- 21:19that,
- 21:19yeah,
- 21:19that's
- 21:19the
- 21:19general
- 21:20idea
- 21:20with
- 21:20the
- 21:20association
- 21:21is
- 21:21that
- 21:22trying
- 21:22to
- 21:22do
- 21:22our
- 21:22best
- 21:22to
- 21:22make
- 21:23that
- 21:23glamping
- 21:23world
- 21:24and
- 21:24industry
- 21:24a
- 21:24little
- 21:24bit
- 21:24more
- 21:25tangible
- 21:26within
- 21:26reach
- 21:26accessible.
- 21:28And,
- 21:28we're
- 21:29the
- 21:29biggest
- 21:29kind
- 21:29of
- 21:29supporters
- 21:30and
- 21:30fans
- 21:30for
- 21:31everybody's
- 21:31operation.
- 21:32We're
- 21:32that
- 21:32supportive
- 21:33parent.
- 21:33That's
- 21:34just
- 21:34trying
- 21:34to
- 21:34make
- 21:34sure
- 21:34that,
- 21:35the
- 21:35kiddo
- 21:35gets
- 21:35what
- 21:35they
- 21:36need
- 21:36and
- 21:36that
- 21:36they're
- 21:36successful.
- 21:38I
- 21:38think
- 21:38that's
- 21:39a
- 21:39really
- 21:39good
- 21:40segue
- 21:40into
- 21:41what
- 21:41the
- 21:41question
- 21:41I
- 21:42asked
- 21:42Cara
- 21:42is
- 21:42working
- 21:43with
- 21:43other
- 21:43different
- 21:43associations.
- 21:44I
- 21:44think
- 21:44there's
- 21:44a
- 21:44place
- 21:45for
- 21:45everybody
- 21:45at
- 21:45the
- 21:45table
- 21:46to
- 21:46work
- 21:46together
- 21:47cooperatively
- 21:48in
- 21:48a
- 21:48like-minded
- 21:49manner
- 21:49to
- 21:49just
- 21:49help
- 21:50who
- 21:50needs
- 21:50help.
- 21:50And
- 21:50when
- 21:51a
- 21:51great
- 21:51example
- 21:51of
- 21:51that
- 21:52is
- 21:52your
- 21:52relationship.
- 21:52I
- 21:52think
- 21:53with
- 21:53Diana
- 21:53Kelly
- 21:53in
- 21:53California,
- 21:54who's
- 21:54always
- 21:55on
- 21:55your
- 21:55calls.
- 21:55Who's
- 21:55always
- 21:56supportive.
- 21:56Who's
- 21:56gonna
- 21:56speak
- 21:57at
- 21:57the
- 21:57clamping
- 21:57show.
- 21:57Who's,
- 21:58always
- 21:58available
- 21:58to
- 21:59help
- 21:59whenever
- 21:59she
- 21:59needs
- 21:59to.
- 22:00And
- 22:00she's
- 22:01a
- 22:01great
- 22:01executive
- 22:02director.
- 22:03So
- 22:03I
- 22:03think
- 22:03that's,
- 22:03would
- 22:04you
- 22:04say
- 22:04that's
- 22:04fair
- 22:04to
- 22:04say
- 22:05that's
- 22:05a
- 22:05blueprint
- 22:05for
- 22:06an,
- 22:06a
- 22:06perfect
- 22:07model
- 22:07that
- 22:07seems
- 22:07to
- 22:07work
- 22:08well?
- 22:09Yeah,
- 22:09I
- 22:10think
- 22:10one
- 22:10thing
- 22:10is
- 22:11clear
- 22:11is
- 22:11that
- 22:12if
- 22:12we,
- 22:13from
- 22:13an
- 22:13Associa,
- 22:14for
- 22:14many
- 22:15association,
- 22:15from
- 22:15any
- 22:16industry
- 22:16standpoint,
- 22:18if
- 22:18it's
- 22:18a
- 22:18one
- 22:18for
- 22:19one
- 22:19where
- 22:20we
- 22:20rely
- 22:20on
- 22:21one
- 22:21expert
- 22:21or
- 22:22just
- 22:22one
- 22:22organization,
- 22:23I
- 22:23think
- 22:24everybody
- 22:24not
- 22:25fails
- 22:25but
- 22:25you're
- 22:26not
- 22:26looking
- 22:26at
- 22:26some
- 22:26of
- 22:26the
- 22:26opportunities
- 22:27that
- 22:27could
- 22:27be
- 22:27there,
- 22:27cuz
- 22:28there's
- 22:28some
- 22:28great.
- 22:29experts
- 22:30that
- 22:30are
- 22:30out
- 22:30there.
- 22:30Diana
- 22:31Kelly
- 22:31is
- 22:31one
- 22:31of
- 22:32'em
- 22:32where,
- 22:33we
- 22:33do
- 22:33rely
- 22:34on
- 22:34her
- 22:34expertise
- 22:35in
- 22:35many
- 22:35scenarios,
- 22:36and
- 22:36we
- 22:36try
- 22:36and
- 22:36surround
- 22:37ourselves
- 22:37with
- 22:37people
- 22:38who
- 22:38are,
- 22:38and
- 22:38David
- 22:39Smith
- 22:39is
- 22:39that
- 22:39perfect
- 22:39example,
- 22:40just
- 22:40a
- 22:40great
- 22:41thinker
- 22:41when
- 22:41it
- 22:41comes
- 22:42to
- 22:42the
- 22:42kind
- 22:43of
- 22:43investment
- 22:44and
- 22:44kind
- 22:44of
- 22:44opportunity,
- 22:46future
- 22:46looking
- 22:46not
- 22:47only
- 22:47from,
- 22:47glamping,
- 22:47but
- 22:48hotels
- 22:48and
- 22:48campgrounds
- 22:49and,
- 22:49packaging,
- 22:50all
- 22:50of
- 22:50that
- 22:50together.
- 22:51And
- 22:51there's
- 22:51some
- 22:51just
- 22:52really
- 22:53intelligent,
- 22:54experienced
- 22:55people
- 22:55out
- 22:56there.
- 22:56And
- 22:56our
- 22:56job
- 22:56is
- 22:56to
- 22:57do
- 22:57the
- 22:58best
- 22:58to
- 22:58connect
- 22:58everybody.
- 22:59So
- 22:59that
- 22:59value
- 23:00is
- 23:00there.
- 23:00And
- 23:00not,
- 23:01we
- 23:02hopefully,
- 23:02I
- 23:02don't,
- 23:03I
- 23:03don't
- 23:03think
- 23:03we
- 23:03position
- 23:04ourselves
- 23:04as
- 23:05we
- 23:05are
- 23:05the
- 23:05end
- 23:06all
- 23:06expert.
- 23:07We're
- 23:07more
- 23:07of
- 23:07a
- 23:07connector
- 23:08and
- 23:09network
- 23:09in
- 23:09a
- 23:09community
- 23:10and
- 23:10we're
- 23:11experts
- 23:11in
- 23:11many
- 23:11things,
- 23:12but
- 23:12at
- 23:12the
- 23:12same
- 23:12time,
- 23:13We
- 23:13do
- 23:13like
- 23:13to
- 23:13make
- 23:14sure
- 23:14that
- 23:14our
- 23:15members
- 23:15are
- 23:15being
- 23:15connected
- 23:16with,
- 23:16the
- 23:17experts.
- 23:17Cause
- 23:17yeah,
- 23:17there's
- 23:18just,
- 23:18there's
- 23:18a
- 23:18lot
- 23:19of
- 23:19just
- 23:19smart,
- 23:19fantastic,
- 23:20intelligent
- 23:21people
- 23:21in
- 23:21the
- 23:21space.
- 23:22Yeah.
- 23:22You
- 23:22can
- 23:23do
- 23:23everything
- 23:23to
- 23:23everyone.
- 23:24So
- 23:25yeah,
- 23:25it's
- 23:25always,
- 23:2612
- 23:26brains
- 23:26or
- 23:2740
- 23:27brains
- 23:27or
- 23:27whatever
- 23:28are
- 23:28always
- 23:28better
- 23:28than
- 23:28one.
- 23:29Ruben,
- 23:29can
- 23:29I
- 23:29ask
- 23:30how
- 23:30many
- 23:30members
- 23:31do
- 23:31you
- 23:31have?
- 23:32Yeah,
- 23:33there's
- 23:33a
- 23:33bit
- 23:33over.
- 23:34So
- 23:34we
- 23:34counted
- 23:34by
- 23:34organizations.
- 23:35So
- 23:35there's
- 23:36a
- 23:36little
- 23:36bit
- 23:36over
- 23:37500
- 23:37organizations
- 23:38and
- 23:38each
- 23:38organization
- 23:39can
- 23:39have
- 23:40one
- 23:41or
- 23:42a
- 23:42hundred
- 23:42members
- 23:43in
- 23:43there.
- 23:44So
- 23:44it
- 23:44just
- 23:44depends
- 23:45on,
- 23:45and
- 23:45people
- 23:45are
- 23:45active
- 23:46in
- 23:46different
- 23:46ways.
- 23:47We've
- 23:47got
- 23:47people
- 23:47who
- 23:47are
- 23:48advisors,
- 23:48people
- 23:49are
- 23:49preferred
- 23:49partners,
- 23:50people
- 23:50who
- 23:50are
- 23:51kind
- 23:51of
- 23:51active
- 23:52helpers
- 23:52in
- 23:53the
- 23:53banking
- 23:53side,
- 23:54for
- 23:54example.
- 23:54So
- 23:54yeah,
- 23:55we've
- 23:55got,
- 23:55great
- 23:56organizations
- 23:57and
- 23:57more
- 23:57and
- 23:57more
- 23:58that
- 23:59join
- 23:59every,
- 23:59I,
- 24:00yeah,
- 24:00I'm
- 24:01honestly
- 24:01not
- 24:01just
- 24:01saying
- 24:02this,
- 24:02but
- 24:02every,
- 24:02my
- 24:03first
- 24:03year.
- 24:04Doing
- 24:04anything
- 24:05and
- 24:05everything
- 24:05glamping
- 24:06one
- 24:06of
- 24:06the
- 24:06main
- 24:06interview
- 24:07questions
- 24:07that
- 24:07would
- 24:08come
- 24:08up
- 24:08for,
- 24:09any
- 24:09article
- 24:10or
- 24:10anything
- 24:10like
- 24:10that,
- 24:10a
- 24:10podcast
- 24:11was
- 24:11go,
- 24:12do
- 24:12you
- 24:12feel
- 24:12like
- 24:12this
- 24:12is
- 24:12a
- 24:13fad?
- 24:14And
- 24:14I
- 24:14get
- 24:14that
- 24:15question
- 24:15still
- 24:16to
- 24:16this
- 24:16day.
- 24:17And
- 24:17every
- 24:17year,
- 24:18since
- 24:18then
- 24:19we've
- 24:19had
- 24:19record
- 24:19growth,
- 24:20every
- 24:20single
- 24:21EV
- 24:21within
- 24:22the
- 24:22industry
- 24:22as
- 24:22a
- 24:22whole,
- 24:23every
- 24:23single
- 24:23year.
- 24:24Maybe
- 24:24one
- 24:24day
- 24:24there'll
- 24:24be
- 24:25a
- 24:25plateau,
- 24:25but
- 24:25I'm
- 24:25not
- 24:26seeing
- 24:26it.
- 24:26And
- 24:26so
- 24:27there's
- 24:27just
- 24:27some
- 24:28great
- 24:28organizations
- 24:29that
- 24:29we
- 24:29see
- 24:29that
- 24:29come
- 24:30to
- 24:30us
- 24:31every
- 24:31single
- 24:31week
- 24:32that
- 24:32are
- 24:32just
- 24:33it's
- 24:33exciting.
- 24:33Like
- 24:34just
- 24:34the
- 24:34new
- 24:34ideas,
- 24:35the
- 24:35crazy
- 24:36ideas,
- 24:36the
- 24:37just
- 24:37unique
- 24:38accommodations
- 24:39and
- 24:40markets
- 24:40that
- 24:40they're
- 24:41in.
- 24:41I've
- 24:41long
- 24:42said
- 24:42I'm
- 24:42not
- 24:42gonna
- 24:43say,
- 24:43Hey,
- 24:43I've
- 24:43seen
- 24:44it
- 24:44all.
- 24:44Cuz
- 24:44every
- 24:45week
- 24:45I'm
- 24:45surprised
- 24:46at
- 24:46the
- 24:46creative
- 24:47projects
- 24:47that
- 24:47are
- 24:47happening
- 24:48going.
- 24:50absolutely.
- 24:50How
- 24:51many
- 24:51could
- 24:51you
- 24:51give
- 24:51a
- 24:51rough
- 24:52estimate
- 24:52of
- 24:52percentage
- 24:53of
- 24:53those
- 24:53are
- 24:53mixed
- 24:53use
- 24:54members
- 24:54that,
- 24:55that
- 24:55have
- 24:55RV
- 24:56spots
- 24:56and
- 24:57glamping
- 24:57units
- 24:57and
- 24:58all
- 24:58of
- 24:58that?
- 24:59Yeah.
- 24:59So
- 24:5970
- 25:00to
- 25:0075%
- 25:01of
- 25:01the
- 25:02members
- 25:02are
- 25:03operators.
- 25:03So
- 25:04aspiring
- 25:05new
- 25:06existing
- 25:06veteran
- 25:07operators
- 25:08I
- 25:08will
- 25:08say
- 25:08over
- 25:08the
- 25:08last
- 25:09three
- 25:09years
- 25:10or
- 25:10so,
- 25:11there's
- 25:11been
- 25:11a
- 25:12huge
- 25:12uptick
- 25:13in
- 25:14mixed
- 25:14use.
- 25:14So
- 25:14Campground,
- 25:15so
- 25:15five
- 25:16years
- 25:16ago,
- 25:17rarely
- 25:18would
- 25:18we
- 25:18see
- 25:18a
- 25:18Campground
- 25:19that
- 25:19would
- 25:20come
- 25:20to
- 25:20us
- 25:20now
- 25:21all
- 25:22the
- 25:22time,
- 25:22every
- 25:22single
- 25:23month.
- 25:23And
- 25:23again,
- 25:23they're
- 25:23not
- 25:24coming
- 25:24and
- 25:24saying
- 25:25we're
- 25:25a
- 25:25Campground
- 25:26and
- 25:26now
- 25:26we're
- 25:26completely
- 25:27switching
- 25:27over
- 25:28to
- 25:28glamping.
- 25:28It's
- 25:29Hey,
- 25:29we
- 25:29had
- 25:30room
- 25:30for
- 25:30expansion.
- 25:31We
- 25:31either
- 25:31taking
- 25:32some
- 25:32of
- 25:32these
- 25:32RV
- 25:32pads
- 25:33and
- 25:34we're
- 25:34putting
- 25:34five
- 25:34glamping
- 25:35units
- 25:35there.
- 25:35And
- 25:36now
- 25:36we
- 25:36have
- 25:3650
- 25:37camp
- 25:37spots
- 25:38and,
- 25:3825
- 25:39RV
- 25:39pads.
- 25:39And
- 25:39now,
- 25:40five
- 25:40or
- 25:4010
- 25:41glamping
- 25:41spots
- 25:42over
- 25:42the.
- 25:43Two
- 25:43or
- 25:43three
- 25:43years.
- 25:44The
- 25:44there's
- 25:45been
- 25:45a
- 25:45tremendous
- 25:46uptick,
- 25:46but
- 25:46it's
- 25:47always
- 25:47very
- 25:48every
- 25:48now
- 25:49and
- 25:49then
- 25:49we'll
- 25:49see
- 25:49the
- 25:50investor
- 25:50that
- 25:50comes
- 25:51in
- 25:51and
- 25:51completely
- 25:51redoes
- 25:52the
- 25:52park,
- 25:52does
- 25:53there
- 25:53was
- 25:53an
- 25:53RV
- 25:54or
- 25:54Campground,
- 25:54and
- 25:54then
- 25:55now
- 25:55it's
- 25:55all
- 25:56Camping.
- 25:56But
- 25:57I
- 25:57think
- 25:57the
- 25:57more
- 25:57common
- 25:58the
- 25:58more
- 25:58common
- 25:59execution
- 26:00is
- 26:00mix
- 26:01usage.
- 26:02They
- 26:02just
- 26:02got
- 26:02investment.
- 26:03They're
- 26:03putting
- 26:03in
- 26:04a
- 26:04new
- 26:04pool.
- 26:05They've
- 26:05got
- 26:05some
- 26:05more
- 26:05activities
- 26:06that
- 26:06are
- 26:06there
- 26:06and
- 26:06they,
- 26:07they
- 26:07look
- 26:07and
- 26:07say,
- 26:08Hey
- 26:08we're
- 26:08not
- 26:08glamping
- 26:09experts,
- 26:09but
- 26:10we
- 26:10know
- 26:10if
- 26:10we
- 26:10put
- 26:10five
- 26:11or
- 26:1110
- 26:11in
- 26:11there,
- 26:11we'll
- 26:11just
- 26:11let
- 26:12it
- 26:12run
- 26:12for
- 26:12season
- 26:12or
- 26:13two.
- 26:13And
- 26:13then
- 26:13usually
- 26:14what
- 26:14happens
- 26:15is
- 26:15after
- 26:15season
- 26:16one,
- 26:16after
- 26:16they've
- 26:17made
- 26:17their
- 26:17return,
- 26:18they
- 26:18say,
- 26:18yeah
- 26:18we're
- 26:18gonna
- 26:18add
- 26:19more
- 26:19or
- 26:19figure
- 26:19out
- 26:20how
- 26:20to
- 26:20do
- 26:20this.
- 26:21Down
- 26:21the
- 26:21road
- 26:21at
- 26:21another
- 26:22place,
- 26:24we're
- 26:24gonna
- 26:24roll
- 26:24with
- 26:25this.
- 26:25Yeah,
- 26:25absolutely.
- 26:26I
- 26:26think
- 26:26that's
- 26:27I'm
- 26:27asking
- 26:27just
- 26:28because
- 26:28that's
- 26:28what
- 26:28we're,
- 26:29I'm
- 26:29seeing
- 26:29up
- 26:29here
- 26:29as
- 26:30well
- 26:30is
- 26:30a
- 26:30lot
- 26:31of
- 26:31our
- 26:31members
- 26:32are.
- 26:33Obviously,
- 26:34fundamentally
- 26:34or
- 26:35in
- 26:35the
- 26:35beginning,
- 26:36we're
- 26:36solely
- 26:37Campground
- 26:38properties
- 26:38or
- 26:38RV
- 26:38park
- 26:39properties
- 26:39and
- 26:39are
- 26:40starting
- 26:40to
- 26:41really
- 26:41diversify
- 26:42their
- 26:42accommodation
- 26:43offerings.
- 26:44And
- 26:44so
- 26:44I
- 26:44think
- 26:45that
- 26:45speaks
- 26:45to
- 26:45the
- 26:45association
- 26:46needing
- 26:47address
- 26:48that
- 26:48cha
- 26:49shift
- 26:49in
- 26:49the
- 26:49industry
- 26:50that
- 26:50shift
- 26:50from
- 26:51consumers
- 26:51and
- 26:52their
- 26:52interest
- 26:53in
- 26:53in
- 26:54exploring
- 26:54experiences
- 26:55that
- 26:55aren't
- 26:56necessarily,
- 26:57RV
- 26:57driven.
- 26:57Obviously
- 26:58we
- 26:58have
- 26:59really
- 26:59strong
- 26:59relationships
- 27:00with
- 27:00our
- 27:00RV
- 27:00manufacturers
- 27:01and
- 27:01dealers
- 27:02and
- 27:03those
- 27:03are
- 27:04fundamental
- 27:04to
- 27:05the
- 27:05core,
- 27:05like
- 27:05success
- 27:06of
- 27:06our
- 27:06industry
- 27:07up
- 27:07here.
- 27:07But
- 27:07I
- 27:07do
- 27:08think,
- 27:08it's
- 27:08great
- 27:09to
- 27:09see
- 27:10that
- 27:10diversification
- 27:12to
- 27:12get
- 27:13more
- 27:13and
- 27:13more
- 27:14bodies
- 27:14into
- 27:14campgrounds.
- 27:15Even
- 27:16if
- 27:16they're
- 27:16staying
- 27:17in
- 27:17a
- 27:17glamping
- 27:17unit
- 27:18and
- 27:18exposes
- 27:19them
- 27:19to
- 27:19that
- 27:19lifestyle
- 27:20and
- 27:20all
- 27:20of
- 27:20those,
- 27:20like
- 27:21holistically,
- 27:22it's
- 27:22very
- 27:22beneficial
- 27:23to
- 27:23every
- 27:24kind
- 27:24of
- 27:24facet
- 27:25of
- 27:25the
- 27:25wheel
- 27:26in
- 27:26this
- 27:26industry.
- 27:27And
- 27:27what
- 27:27do
- 27:27you,
- 27:28sorry,
- 27:29what
- 27:29do
- 27:29you
- 27:29just
- 27:29on
- 27:29that
- 27:30point
- 27:30what
- 27:30do
- 27:30you
- 27:30think
- 27:31from
- 27:31what
- 27:31you're
- 27:31seeing
- 27:32from
- 27:32the
- 27:32traditional
- 27:33Campground
- 27:34RV
- 27:34park
- 27:34owner?
- 27:34That's
- 27:34now
- 27:35maybe
- 27:35thinking
- 27:36about
- 27:36it
- 27:36what's
- 27:36that
- 27:36last
- 27:37hurdle
- 27:37in
- 27:37their
- 27:38mind
- 27:38before
- 27:38they
- 27:39actually
- 27:39say,
- 27:39Hey,
- 27:40I'll
- 27:40try
- 27:40it
- 27:40out.
- 27:40Is
- 27:40it
- 27:41permitting?
- 27:41Is
- 27:41it,
- 27:42there's
- 27:42a
- 27:42capital
- 27:42part
- 27:43of
- 27:43it
- 27:43as
- 27:44well.
- 27:44More
- 27:45of
- 27:45just,
- 27:45Hey,
- 27:45I
- 27:45don't
- 27:45really
- 27:46know
- 27:46if
- 27:46this
- 27:46is
- 27:46gonna
- 27:47work
- 27:47out.
- 27:48What
- 27:48are
- 27:48you
- 27:48seeing?
- 27:49I
- 27:49feel
- 27:49like
- 27:50it's
- 27:50can
- 27:50be
- 27:51a
- 27:51combination
- 27:51of
- 27:51factors.
- 27:52I
- 27:52hear
- 27:53most
- 27:54often,
- 27:54yeah,
- 27:54it's
- 27:54a
- 27:54permitting
- 27:55thing.
- 27:55There's
- 27:56obviously,
- 27:57development
- 27:57and
- 27:58expansion
- 27:59permit
- 27:59require.
- 28:00In
- 28:00counties
- 28:01that
- 28:01can
- 28:02vary
- 28:02quite
- 28:02a
- 28:02bit
- 28:03from
- 28:03location
- 28:04to
- 28:04location.
- 28:05And
- 28:05so
- 28:05that
- 28:05is,
- 28:06is,
- 28:06can
- 28:06be
- 28:06a
- 28:06barrier.
- 28:07I
- 28:07think
- 28:08the
- 28:08insurance
- 28:09thing
- 28:10is
- 28:10a
- 28:10big
- 28:10factor.
- 28:11Fortunately
- 28:12we
- 28:12have
- 28:12we
- 28:12actually
- 28:13have
- 28:13a
- 28:13great
- 28:13insurance
- 28:13partner.
- 28:14Signature
- 28:15risk
- 28:15insurance
- 28:16is
- 28:16doing
- 28:16a,
- 28:17has
- 28:17a
- 28:18new
- 28:18product
- 28:19called
- 28:19signature
- 28:19park.
- 28:20And
- 28:20they've
- 28:20been
- 28:20incredibly
- 28:21supportive
- 28:21of
- 28:21members
- 28:22who
- 28:22have
- 28:22been
- 28:22struggling
- 28:23to
- 28:23get
- 28:23coverage
- 28:23in
- 28:23place
- 28:24and
- 28:24things
- 28:24like
- 28:24that.
- 28:24We're
- 28:25addressing
- 28:25those
- 28:25things,
- 28:25but
- 28:26yeah
- 28:26those
- 28:27two
- 28:27are
- 28:27probably
- 28:28the
- 28:28biggest
- 28:29things
- 28:29I
- 28:29hear.
- 28:29The
- 28:30capital
- 28:30investment
- 28:30is
- 28:31big.
- 28:31It's
- 28:31tough
- 28:31to
- 28:31get
- 28:32to
- 28:32borrow
- 28:33money.
- 28:33And
- 28:34then
- 28:34coming
- 28:34out
- 28:34of
- 28:34COVID
- 28:35I
- 28:35think
- 28:35operators
- 28:36had
- 28:36typically
- 28:37across
- 28:37the
- 28:37board
- 28:37had
- 28:38a
- 28:38really
- 28:38good
- 28:38strong
- 28:38year
- 28:39in
- 28:392021.
- 28:39And
- 28:40so
- 28:40I've
- 28:41heard
- 28:41from
- 28:41a
- 28:41couple
- 28:41who
- 28:42are
- 28:42like,
- 28:42I
- 28:42made
- 28:42a
- 28:42bit
- 28:42more
- 28:42money
- 28:43than
- 28:43I
- 28:43thought,
- 28:43so
- 28:44maybe
- 28:44I'm
- 28:44gonna
- 28:44try
- 28:44this
- 28:45now.
- 28:45And
- 28:45we're
- 28:45seeing
- 28:46some
- 28:46diversification
- 28:47even
- 28:47there
- 28:47I've
- 28:47had
- 28:48inquiries
- 28:48from
- 28:49a
- 28:49couple
- 28:49of
- 28:49companies
- 28:50that
- 28:50are
- 28:50essentially
- 28:51consulting
- 28:51with
- 28:51Campground.
- 28:52They
- 28:52own
- 28:52a
- 28:53couple
- 28:53of
- 28:53glamping
- 28:53units.
- 28:54They
- 28:55approach
- 28:55the
- 28:55Campground
- 28:56and
- 28:56say,
- 28:56can
- 28:57I
- 28:57rent
- 28:57three
- 28:57of
- 28:57your
- 28:57sites
- 28:58for
- 28:58the
- 28:58year?
- 28:59And
- 28:59I'll
- 29:00give
- 29:00you
- 29:00this
- 29:00much
- 29:01percentage
- 29:02of
- 29:02whatever
- 29:02I
- 29:02sell.
- 29:03And
- 29:03that
- 29:04kind
- 29:04of
- 29:04can
- 29:04be
- 29:04a
- 29:04nice
- 29:05model
- 29:05for
- 29:05those
- 29:05parks
- 29:06that
- 29:06maybe
- 29:06have
- 29:06less
- 29:07staff
- 29:07and
- 29:08maybe
- 29:08can
- 29:08take
- 29:08on
- 29:08things
- 29:09like
- 29:09housekeeping
- 29:10and
- 29:10stuff
- 29:10like
- 29:10that.
- 29:10So
- 29:11again
- 29:11that
- 29:12adaptability
- 29:12is
- 29:12really
- 29:13showing
- 29:13its
- 29:13colors
- 29:14specifically
- 29:15to
- 29:15solve
- 29:15some
- 29:15of
- 29:15these
- 29:16hurdles.
- 29:16But
- 29:16yeah,
- 29:17I
- 29:17think
- 29:17insurance
- 29:18and
- 29:18permitting
- 29:19is
- 29:19the
- 29:19big
- 29:19concern.
- 29:20There's
- 29:20a
- 29:20few
- 29:20spots,
- 29:21I
- 29:21think,
- 29:21where.
- 29:21It's
- 29:22business
- 29:22has
- 29:23been
- 29:23good
- 29:23we're
- 29:23not
- 29:24gonna
- 29:24shake
- 29:25the
- 29:25boat
- 29:25too
- 29:25much
- 29:25yet.
- 29:26And,
- 29:26but
- 29:27I
- 29:27think,
- 29:27folks
- 29:28might
- 29:28be
- 29:28motivated
- 29:29to,
- 29:29to
- 29:30consider
- 29:30a
- 29:30shift
- 29:31if
- 29:31the
- 29:31market
- 29:32continues
- 29:32to
- 29:32go
- 29:32the
- 29:33way
- 29:33that
- 29:33it
- 29:34is,
- 29:34and
- 29:34consumers
- 29:35are
- 29:35seeking
- 29:35experiences
- 29:36like
- 29:36this.
- 29:40I
- 29:40think
- 29:40you
- 29:40talk
- 29:40about,
- 29:41we
- 29:41talk
- 29:41about
- 29:41various
- 29:42to
- 29:42entry
- 29:42and
- 29:42care.
- 29:42You
- 29:42shifted
- 29:43it
- 29:43a
- 29:43little
- 29:43bit
- 29:43to
- 29:43investment
- 29:44and
- 29:44things
- 29:44like
- 29:44that.
- 29:45Even
- 29:45I
- 29:45feel
- 29:45like
- 29:45this
- 29:46is
- 29:46probably
- 29:46a
- 29:46good
- 29:46opportunity.
- 29:46Do
- 29:47you
- 29:47wanna
- 29:47talk
- 29:47about
- 29:47the
- 29:47ways
- 29:48that
- 29:48you're
- 29:48helping
- 29:48people
- 29:49and
- 29:49maybe
- 29:50honestly,
- 29:50I
- 29:50know
- 29:50David
- 29:51will
- 29:51get
- 29:51on
- 29:51here
- 29:51next
- 29:52month
- 29:52if
- 29:53we
- 29:53can't
- 29:53get
- 29:53him
- 29:53back
- 29:53on
- 29:53before
- 29:54the
- 29:54episode
- 29:54and
- 29:54does
- 29:55do
- 29:55his
- 29:55extensive
- 29:55intro,
- 29:56but
- 29:56do
- 29:56you
- 29:56wanna
- 29:56just,
- 29:56maybe
- 29:57since
- 29:57you've
- 29:57known
- 29:57him
- 29:57since
- 29:571964,
- 29:59just
- 30:00a
- 30:00little
- 30:00bit
- 30:01of
- 30:01a
- 30:01elevator
- 30:02pitch,
- 30:02so
- 30:02people
- 30:03know
- 30:03who
- 30:03they
- 30:03missed
- 30:03out
- 30:04on
- 30:04and
- 30:04who
- 30:04they
- 30:04can
- 30:04look
- 30:04forward
- 30:05to
- 30:05seeing
- 30:05next
- 30:05week
- 30:06for
- 30:06next.
- 30:06Yeah,
- 30:06no.
- 30:06David
- 30:07has
- 30:08extensive
- 30:08hospitality
- 30:10background
- 30:10experience.
- 30:11He
- 30:11worked.
- 30:12Whitman
- 30:12Peterson,
- 30:13which
- 30:13was
- 30:13the
- 30:14real
- 30:14estate
- 30:14PE
- 30:15firm
- 30:15that
- 30:15backed
- 30:16auto
- 30:16camp.
- 30:16And
- 30:16so
- 30:17he's
- 30:17got,
- 30:17great
- 30:18experience
- 30:18trying
- 30:19to
- 30:19find
- 30:20unique
- 30:21financing
- 30:22solutions
- 30:22for
- 30:23the
- 30:23unique
- 30:23lodging
- 30:24space.
- 30:25And
- 30:25now
- 30:25what
- 30:25he
- 30:25does
- 30:26as
- 30:26the
- 30:26founder
- 30:27and
- 30:27director
- 30:27of
- 30:27outside
- 30:28capital
- 30:29is
- 30:29there
- 30:30a
- 30:30vehicle
- 30:30that
- 30:30allows
- 30:31for
- 30:32a
- 30:32different
- 30:32view
- 30:33within
- 30:33the
- 30:33space?
- 30:33So
- 30:34for
- 30:34example,
- 30:35I'll
- 30:35keep
- 30:35going
- 30:35back
- 30:35to
- 30:36a
- 30:36decade
- 30:37ago
- 30:37versus
- 30:37five
- 30:38years
- 30:38ago,
- 30:38but,
- 30:39and
- 30:39now,
- 30:40but
- 30:40traditional
- 30:41capital
- 30:41within
- 30:42this
- 30:42space,
- 30:42there
- 30:42just,
- 30:42isn't
- 30:43a
- 30:43lot
- 30:43of
- 30:43data,
- 30:44right?
- 30:44In,
- 30:44in
- 30:44glamping,
- 30:45you
- 30:45look
- 30:45at
- 30:46from
- 30:46an
- 30:46investment
- 30:47standpoint,
- 30:48you
- 30:48know
- 30:48what
- 30:49you're
- 30:49gonna
- 30:49get
- 30:49in
- 30:49an
- 30:49RV
- 30:49park,
- 30:50right?
- 30:50You
- 30:50may
- 30:51like
- 30:51it,
- 30:51you
- 30:51may
- 30:51not,
- 30:51but
- 30:52you
- 30:52can
- 30:52go
- 30:52back
- 30:5375
- 30:54years,
- 30:5450
- 30:55years,
- 30:55whatever
- 30:55it
- 30:55might
- 30:55be
- 30:56and
- 30:56say,
- 30:57all
- 30:57right,
- 30:57I
- 30:57feel
- 30:57comfortable
- 30:58with
- 30:58the
- 30:58returns.
- 30:59I
- 30:59feel
- 30:59comfortable
- 30:59with
- 31:00the
- 31:00return
- 31:00on
- 31:01investment,
- 31:01same
- 31:01thing
- 31:02with
- 31:02campgrounds,
- 31:02right?
- 31:03There's
- 31:03just.
- 31:04Decades
- 31:04and
- 31:04decades
- 31:04worth
- 31:05of
- 31:05data,
- 31:05but
- 31:05in
- 31:05glamping,
- 31:06there,
- 31:07there
- 31:07hasn't
- 31:07been,
- 31:07we're
- 31:07getting
- 31:07better
- 31:08and
- 31:08better,
- 31:08but
- 31:09it
- 31:09isn't,
- 31:09it
- 31:10is
- 31:10the
- 31:10data
- 31:11and
- 31:11that
- 31:11kind
- 31:11of
- 31:11financial
- 31:12data
- 31:12isn't
- 31:13as
- 31:13robust
- 31:13as
- 31:13in
- 31:14other
- 31:14outdoor
- 31:15hospitality
- 31:15spaces.
- 31:16So
- 31:17what's
- 31:17unique
- 31:18and
- 31:18great
- 31:19about
- 31:19what
- 31:19outside
- 31:20capital
- 31:20does
- 31:20is
- 31:20that,
- 31:21David
- 31:21and
- 31:21I
- 31:21have
- 31:21been
- 31:21having
- 31:22these
- 31:22types
- 31:22of
- 31:22conversations
- 31:23literally
- 31:24for,
- 31:24years
- 31:25now
- 31:25and
- 31:26just
- 31:26about
- 31:26what
- 31:27glamping
- 31:27would
- 31:27need
- 31:28what
- 31:28the
- 31:28capital
- 31:28would
- 31:29need
- 31:29for
- 31:29this
- 31:29space.
- 31:30And,
- 31:30he
- 31:30was
- 31:30able
- 31:30to
- 31:31bring
- 31:31this
- 31:32idea
- 31:32to
- 31:32reality
- 31:33of
- 31:33an
- 31:33investment
- 31:34vehicle.
- 31:34That's
- 31:35a
- 31:35bit
- 31:35more
- 31:35agnostic,
- 31:36instead
- 31:36of
- 31:36trying
- 31:36to
- 31:36back
- 31:37one
- 31:37brand
- 31:38and.
- 31:39Alright,
- 31:39your
- 31:39brand
- 31:39X
- 31:40in
- 31:40glamping,
- 31:41you're
- 31:41gonna
- 31:41have
- 31:4215
- 31:43different
- 31:43properties
- 31:43across
- 31:44all
- 31:44these
- 31:44different
- 31:44markets
- 31:45within
- 31:45the
- 31:45United
- 31:45States,
- 31:45which
- 31:46is
- 31:46really
- 31:46what
- 31:46has
- 31:47traditionally
- 31:47happened.
- 31:49They
- 31:49look
- 31:49at
- 31:49it
- 31:49as
- 31:50in,
- 31:50we're
- 31:50gonna
- 31:50look
- 31:50at
- 31:51you,
- 31:51deal
- 31:51by
- 31:51deal.
- 31:52Maybe
- 31:52we
- 31:52could
- 31:52be
- 31:52more
- 31:52active,
- 31:53a
- 31:53partner.
- 31:53Maybe
- 31:54we
- 31:54could
- 31:54be
- 31:54more
- 31:54passive
- 31:55of
- 31:55a
- 31:55partner.
- 31:56They,
- 31:56really
- 31:56strictly
- 31:57in
- 31:57this
- 31:57kind
- 31:57of
- 31:57unique
- 31:58outdoor
- 31:58lodging
- 31:59space
- 32:00and
- 32:00glamping
- 32:00and
- 32:01make
- 32:01investments
- 32:02where
- 32:03it
- 32:03would
- 32:03be
- 32:03impactful,
- 32:04not
- 32:04only
- 32:04for
- 32:05the
- 32:05market,
- 32:05but
- 32:05for
- 32:05them
- 32:06and
- 32:06for
- 32:06the
- 32:06owners
- 32:07as
- 32:07well,
- 32:08which,
- 32:08it
- 32:08sounds
- 32:08crazy,
- 32:09but
- 32:09that
- 32:09just
- 32:09hasn't
- 32:10really
- 32:10happened
- 32:11before
- 32:11people
- 32:11have
- 32:11said,
- 32:12I
- 32:12need
- 32:12to
- 32:12put
- 32:13large
- 32:13sums
- 32:14of
- 32:14money
- 32:14into
- 32:15kind
- 32:15of
- 32:15backing
- 32:15one
- 32:16horse,
- 32:16one
- 32:16brand,
- 32:17and
- 32:17we're
- 32:17gonna
- 32:18ride
- 32:18it
- 32:18through
- 32:19and
- 32:19outside.
- 32:20Capital's
- 32:20done
- 32:20a
- 32:20really
- 32:20good
- 32:20job
- 32:21of
- 32:21just
- 32:21taking
- 32:21a
- 32:21look
- 32:21at
- 32:22deal,
- 32:22deal
- 32:23by
- 32:23deal
- 32:23and
- 32:23seeing
- 32:23what
- 32:24works
- 32:24well
- 32:24for
- 32:24their
- 32:25investment
- 32:26thesis
- 32:26and
- 32:27not
- 32:27about
- 32:27one
- 32:28brand.
- 32:28And
- 32:29we're
- 32:29gonna
- 32:29ride
- 32:29this
- 32:29thing
- 32:30out.
- 32:30And
- 32:30that's
- 32:30been
- 32:30a
- 32:30big
- 32:31need
- 32:31in
- 32:31the
- 32:31space.
- 32:32So
- 32:32it's
- 32:32great
- 32:32to
- 32:32have
- 32:32outside
- 32:33capital
- 32:33fill
- 32:34that
- 32:34void
- 32:35in
- 32:35that
- 32:35gap.
- 32:35And,
- 32:36generally
- 32:36speaking,
- 32:37I
- 32:37think
- 32:37just
- 32:38capital
- 32:39options
- 32:40are
- 32:40a
- 32:40bit
- 32:41more
- 32:41prevalent,
- 32:42mean
- 32:42you
- 32:43can
- 32:43still
- 32:43walk
- 32:43into
- 32:43banks
- 32:44today,
- 32:44but
- 32:44imagine
- 32:45just
- 32:45even
- 32:45a
- 32:45few
- 32:46years
- 32:46ago,
- 32:46a
- 32:46pre
- 32:46pandemic,
- 32:48you
- 32:48go
- 32:48into
- 32:49a
- 32:49bank
- 32:49and
- 32:49say,
- 32:50Hey,
- 32:50I
- 32:50want
- 32:50a
- 32:50million
- 32:50dollars
- 32:51for
- 32:51a
- 32:51glamping
- 32:51operation.
- 32:52And
- 32:52they're
- 32:52just
- 32:52gonna
- 32:53say,
- 32:53you're
- 32:53crazy.
- 32:53And
- 32:54even
- 32:54if
- 32:54you
- 32:54show
- 32:55them
- 32:55the
- 32:55crazy
- 32:56returns
- 32:56that
- 32:56you're
- 32:56getting
- 32:57the
- 32:57crazy
- 32:57return
- 32:58on
- 32:58investment,
- 32:59the
- 32:59business
- 32:59model
- 32:59of
- 33:00it,
- 33:00the
- 33:00fact
- 33:01that
- 33:01you
- 33:01can
- 33:01charge
- 33:01three
- 33:01times
- 33:02the
- 33:02amount
- 33:02for
- 33:02a
- 33:03hotel
- 33:03stay,
- 33:03but
- 33:04your
- 33:04accommodation
- 33:04is,
- 33:05a
- 33:05fraction
- 33:05of
- 33:06the
- 33:06cost
- 33:06to
- 33:06purchase.
- 33:07It
- 33:07was
- 33:07just
- 33:08a
- 33:08nuance
- 33:08to
- 33:08them,
- 33:09they
- 33:09just
- 33:09really,
- 33:09the
- 33:09banks
- 33:10just
- 33:10didn't
- 33:10really
- 33:11quite
- 33:11understand
- 33:11it.
- 33:11That's
- 33:12starting
- 33:12to
- 33:12change.
- 33:13There
- 33:13are
- 33:13some
- 33:14banks
- 33:14that
- 33:15are
- 33:15really
- 33:15bullish
- 33:16about
- 33:16it
- 33:16that
- 33:16are
- 33:16really
- 33:17starting
- 33:17to
- 33:17do
- 33:18not
- 33:18only
- 33:18small
- 33:19business
- 33:19loans,
- 33:19but
- 33:19different
- 33:20types
- 33:20of
- 33:20debt
- 33:21options.
- 33:21That
- 33:22David
- 33:22will
- 33:22be
- 33:22a
- 33:22lot,
- 33:22more
- 33:23versed
- 33:23and
- 33:23more
- 33:24intelligent
- 33:24about
- 33:25explaining
- 33:25all
- 33:25of
- 33:25those.
- 33:26And
- 33:26then
- 33:26now
- 33:26there's
- 33:26more
- 33:26family
- 33:27offices,
- 33:28more
- 33:28private
- 33:28equity
- 33:29groups,
- 33:30venture
- 33:30capital
- 33:30groups
- 33:31that
- 33:31are
- 33:31really
- 33:32excited
- 33:32about
- 33:32the
- 33:32space
- 33:33and
- 33:33even
- 33:33hotel
- 33:33groups.
- 33:34Cause
- 33:34imagine,
- 33:35imagine
- 33:35you're
- 33:35a
- 33:35hotel
- 33:36group,
- 33:36you're
- 33:36about
- 33:37to
- 33:37spend
- 33:37500
- 33:37million
- 33:38on
- 33:38a
- 33:38project,
- 33:39the
- 33:39pandemic
- 33:40hits
- 33:41and
- 33:41nobody's
- 33:41going
- 33:42to
- 33:42stay
- 33:42in
- 33:42hotels.
- 33:43So
- 33:43what
- 33:43are
- 33:43you
- 33:43doing?
- 33:43You're
- 33:44holding
- 33:44on
- 33:44to
- 33:44all
- 33:44this
- 33:45cash
- 33:46and
- 33:46you
- 33:46had
- 33:46to
- 33:46put
- 33:46it
- 33:46somewhere.
- 33:47And
- 33:47so
- 33:48we
- 33:48saw
- 33:48a
- 33:48lot
- 33:48of
- 33:49hotel
- 33:49groups,
- 33:50family
- 33:50offices,
- 33:51real
- 33:51estate
- 33:51groups,
- 33:52start
- 33:52to
- 33:53dive
- 33:53into
- 33:53this
- 33:54category
- 33:55in
- 33:55this
- 33:55asset
- 33:55class
- 33:56because
- 33:57they
- 33:57wanted
- 33:57it
- 33:58to
- 33:58be
- 33:58they
- 33:58needed
- 33:59to
- 33:59put
- 33:59their
- 33:59money
- 33:59somewhere.
- 34:00And
- 34:00so
- 34:01now
- 34:01you
- 34:01fast
- 34:01forward
- 34:02to
- 34:02today,
- 34:03they're
- 34:03saying,
- 34:03okay.
- 34:04Yeah,
- 34:04I'm
- 34:04not
- 34:04shifting,
- 34:05we're
- 34:05still
- 34:05a
- 34:06real
- 34:06estate
- 34:06group
- 34:06or
- 34:07we're
- 34:07still
- 34:07a
- 34:07hotel
- 34:07group
- 34:08or
- 34:08a
- 34:08commercial
- 34:08group
- 34:09or
- 34:09a
- 34:10multi-family
- 34:10group.
- 34:11But
- 34:11what
- 34:12this
- 34:12asset
- 34:12class
- 34:13does
- 34:13for
- 34:13us
- 34:14is
- 34:14that
- 34:14it
- 34:15diversifies,
- 34:16our
- 34:16portfolio
- 34:16and
- 34:17our
- 34:17holdings
- 34:17and
- 34:17our
- 34:17assets,
- 34:19and
- 34:19they
- 34:19still
- 34:19see
- 34:20it
- 34:20as
- 34:20we've
- 34:20talked
- 34:20about
- 34:20in
- 34:20other
- 34:21shows,
- 34:21it's
- 34:21not
- 34:21recession
- 34:22proof,
- 34:23but
- 34:23recession
- 34:24resilient.
- 34:25And
- 34:25they're
- 34:25saying
- 34:25it's
- 34:25just
- 34:25a
- 34:25safe
- 34:26bet
- 34:27to
- 34:27put
- 34:27their
- 34:27money.
- 34:27They
- 34:28get
- 34:28the
- 34:28quick
- 34:28returns.
- 34:29Yeah.
- 34:29They're
- 34:29not
- 34:30spending
- 34:30all
- 34:30their
- 34:30money
- 34:31in
- 34:31there.
- 34:31So
- 34:32it's
- 34:32evolving,
- 34:32I
- 34:32don't
- 34:33think
- 34:33there's
- 34:33a,
- 34:34I
- 34:34always
- 34:34joke
- 34:34that,
- 34:35I
- 34:35hope
- 34:35one
- 34:35day
- 34:35there's
- 34:36a
- 34:36glamping
- 34:36bank
- 34:36that
- 34:36people
- 34:37can
- 34:37go
- 34:37to
- 34:37and,
- 34:38they
- 34:38could
- 34:38just
- 34:39pull
- 34:39their
- 34:39money
- 34:39out
- 34:39and
- 34:40everybody's
- 34:41fine
- 34:41and
- 34:41dandy,
- 34:42but
- 34:42we're
- 34:42still
- 34:43ways
- 34:43away.
- 34:44From
- 34:44that,
- 34:44I
- 34:44was
- 34:44hoping
- 34:44that
- 34:45David
- 34:45Smith
- 34:45would
- 34:45be
- 34:46the
- 34:46one
- 34:46that
- 34:46could
- 34:46just
- 34:46start
- 34:46that
- 34:47and
- 34:47make
- 34:47us
- 34:47all
- 34:47happy.
- 34:47But
- 34:48right
- 34:48now
- 34:48there's
- 34:48more
- 34:49options
- 34:49than
- 34:49there
- 34:49were,
- 34:50but,
- 34:50care
- 34:50to
- 34:50your
- 34:50point.
- 34:51It's
- 34:51still
- 34:51tricky.
- 34:52When
- 34:52you're
- 34:52a
- 34:52small
- 34:52business
- 34:53owner,
- 34:53maybe
- 34:53with
- 34:53not
- 34:54great
- 34:54credit
- 34:54and
- 34:55maybe
- 34:55you
- 34:55don't
- 34:55have
- 34:55a
- 34:55great
- 34:56proof
- 34:56of
- 34:56concept,
- 34:56yet
- 34:57people
- 34:58are
- 34:58always
- 34:58gonna
- 34:58say,
- 34:58how
- 34:59do
- 34:59I
- 34:59know
- 34:59that
- 34:59you're
- 34:59gonna
- 35:00be
- 35:00a
- 35:00good
- 35:00steward
- 35:00of
- 35:00my
- 35:01money?
- 35:02And
- 35:02that's
- 35:02still
- 35:03evolving.
- 35:03It's
- 35:03gotten
- 35:03better.
- 35:04There's
- 35:04more
- 35:05access
- 35:05and
- 35:05more
- 35:06opportunities,
- 35:06but
- 35:07it's
- 35:07still
- 35:07not
- 35:08a,
- 35:08slam
- 35:08dunk,
- 35:09unfortunately.
- 35:10Yeah,
- 35:11no,
- 35:11I
- 35:11agree
- 35:12completely.
- 35:12It's
- 35:13definitely
- 35:14a
- 35:14barrier
- 35:14that
- 35:14I
- 35:15hear
- 35:15regularly
- 35:15is
- 35:16struggle
- 35:17to,
- 35:17to
- 35:17get
- 35:17access
- 35:18to
- 35:18capital,
- 35:18which,
- 35:19not
- 35:19even
- 35:19just
- 35:19necessarily
- 35:20for,
- 35:21purchasing
- 35:21a
- 35:21unit,
- 35:22a
- 35:22glamping
- 35:22unit
- 35:23or
- 35:23whatever.
- 35:23But
- 35:24on
- 35:24the
- 35:24development
- 35:25front
- 35:25and
- 35:25all
- 35:26kinds
- 35:26of
- 35:26whatever
- 35:26you
- 35:27might
- 35:27need
- 35:27capital
- 35:27for,
- 35:27it's
- 35:28been
- 35:28difficult
- 35:28typically
- 35:29for
- 35:29members
- 35:29to
- 35:29access.
- 35:30And
- 35:30a
- 35:30glamping
- 35:31bank
- 35:31would
- 35:31be
- 35:31a
- 35:31dream.
- 35:33a
- 35:33dream
- 35:34that
- 35:35be
- 35:35year's
- 35:35project.
- 35:35Yeah.
- 35:36Finish
- 35:37this.
- 35:37Yeah.
- 35:38Finish
- 35:38this
- 35:38Ruben.
- 35:38And
- 35:38just
- 35:39tell
- 35:39us
- 35:39like
- 35:39what
- 35:39you're
- 35:39doing
- 35:40at
- 35:40the
- 35:40glamping
- 35:40show
- 35:41too,
- 35:41to
- 35:41help
- 35:41people
- 35:41with
- 35:42some
- 35:43capital
- 35:43needs.
- 35:44Yeah.
- 35:44What's
- 35:44great
- 35:45about
- 35:45the
- 35:45glamping
- 35:45show
- 35:46is
- 35:46that,
- 35:46you
- 35:46get
- 35:47for
- 35:47the
- 35:47first
- 35:47time
- 35:48ever.
- 35:48We're
- 35:49on
- 35:49our
- 35:49sixth
- 35:49or
- 35:49seventh
- 35:50iteration,
- 35:50once
- 35:50a
- 35:51year
- 35:51we
- 35:51get
- 35:51all
- 35:51these
- 35:51like-minded
- 35:52people
- 35:53underneath
- 35:53the
- 35:53same
- 35:53room
- 35:54and
- 35:54it's
- 35:54the
- 35:54same
- 35:55in
- 35:55any,
- 35:55in,
- 35:55in
- 35:56any
- 35:56industry.
- 35:56When
- 35:56you
- 35:57have
- 35:57all
- 35:57these
- 35:57like-minded
- 35:57people
- 35:58under
- 35:58the
- 35:58same
- 35:58roof,
- 35:58just
- 35:58good
- 35:59things
- 36:00happen.
- 36:00So
- 36:00yeah,
- 36:01every
- 36:01year
- 36:02we're
- 36:02trying
- 36:02to
- 36:03do
- 36:03something
- 36:03new
- 36:04and
- 36:04different.
- 36:04So
- 36:05this
- 36:06year
- 36:06there's
- 36:06actually
- 36:06glamping
- 36:07on
- 36:07site
- 36:08at
- 36:08the
- 36:08glamping
- 36:08show.
- 36:09It's
- 36:09sold
- 36:09out
- 36:10already.
- 36:10But
- 36:10that'll
- 36:11be
- 36:11new
- 36:11this
- 36:11year.
- 36:12And
- 36:12then,
- 36:13like
- 36:13any
- 36:13other
- 36:14trade
- 36:14show
- 36:14or
- 36:14any
- 36:15other
- 36:15conference,
- 36:15what
- 36:15happens
- 36:16if
- 36:16you're,
- 36:16you're
- 36:16that
- 36:17Campground
- 36:17owner
- 36:18who
- 36:18is
- 36:19maybe
- 36:19looking
- 36:19for
- 36:21a
- 36:21loan
- 36:21or
- 36:21an
- 36:21investment
- 36:22to
- 36:22add
- 36:2310
- 36:23glamping
- 36:24units
- 36:24to
- 36:24your
- 36:24site.
- 36:25And
- 36:25you
- 36:25walk
- 36:25around
- 36:25a
- 36:25trade
- 36:26show
- 36:26and
- 36:26you're
- 36:26like,
- 36:26man,
- 36:26I
- 36:26just
- 36:27don't
- 36:27know
- 36:27who
- 36:27the
- 36:27people
- 36:27are,
- 36:28who
- 36:28have
- 36:28the
- 36:29money.
- 36:29I
- 36:29mean
- 36:29there's
- 36:30tables
- 36:30and
- 36:30there's
- 36:30blue
- 36:31and
- 36:31there's
- 36:31speakers
- 36:32and
- 36:32all
- 36:32that.
- 36:32If
- 36:32it's
- 36:32your
- 36:33first
- 36:33go
- 36:33about,
- 36:34you
- 36:34don't
- 36:34really
- 36:34know
- 36:34who
- 36:34to
- 36:35be
- 36:35talking
- 36:35to.
- 36:35And
- 36:35we
- 36:36decided
- 36:36to
- 36:36create
- 36:36what's
- 36:37called
- 36:37the
- 36:37glamping
- 36:37investment
- 36:38connection
- 36:38to
- 36:39hopefully
- 36:39help
- 36:39solve
- 36:40that.
- 36:40So
- 36:40it's
- 36:40a
- 36:40whole
- 36:41three,
- 36:41four
- 36:42hour
- 36:42session
- 36:43where
- 36:44we've
- 36:44chosen
- 36:45six
- 36:45AGA
- 36:46glamping
- 36:46businesses.
- 36:47So
- 36:47entrepreneurs
- 36:48and
- 36:48existing
- 36:49businesses
- 36:49who
- 36:49are
- 36:50looking
- 36:50to
- 36:50raise
- 36:51money
- 36:52and
- 36:52they
- 36:52get
- 36:52to
- 36:52pitch
- 36:52in
- 36:53front
- 36:53of
- 36:53this
- 36:53room
- 36:53full
- 36:53of
- 36:54banks,
- 36:54capital
- 36:54providers,
- 36:55strategic
- 36:56partners
- 36:56brokers
- 36:57and
- 36:57things
- 36:57like
- 36:57that.
- 36:58And
- 36:58we
- 36:58create
- 36:58this.
- 36:58Win-win
- 36:59where
- 36:59you
- 36:59have
- 37:00people
- 37:00who
- 37:00are
- 37:00looking
- 37:00for
- 37:01capital
- 37:02are
- 37:02in
- 37:02the
- 37:02same
- 37:03room
- 37:03as
- 37:03people
- 37:03who
- 37:03are
- 37:04looking
- 37:04to
- 37:05give
- 37:05capital
- 37:06or
- 37:06connect.
- 37:07And,
- 37:07the
- 37:07hope
- 37:07obviously
- 37:08is
- 37:08that
- 37:08just
- 37:08good
- 37:08things
- 37:09happen,
- 37:09from
- 37:10there.
- 37:10And
- 37:10it's
- 37:10just
- 37:10one
- 37:11thing,
- 37:11again,
- 37:11it's
- 37:11always,
- 37:12no
- 37:12business
- 37:13is
- 37:13the
- 37:13same,
- 37:14no
- 37:14business
- 37:14needs
- 37:15are
- 37:15the
- 37:15same.
- 37:15And
- 37:15so
- 37:16the
- 37:16more
- 37:17going
- 37:17back
- 37:17to
- 37:18the
- 37:18whole
- 37:18golf
- 37:18club
- 37:19analogy,
- 37:19we'll
- 37:19beat
- 37:19this
- 37:20one
- 37:20to
- 37:20the
- 37:20ground.
- 37:20This
- 37:20is
- 37:21just
- 37:21another
- 37:21tool
- 37:22that
- 37:22people
- 37:22can,
- 37:22another
- 37:23club
- 37:23that
- 37:23people
- 37:23can.
- 37:24And
- 37:24reach
- 37:24and
- 37:25use
- 37:25as
- 37:25needed
- 37:26and
- 37:26good
- 37:26things
- 37:26should,
- 37:26come
- 37:27from
- 37:28it.
- 37:28But
- 37:28as
- 37:29capital
- 37:30continues
- 37:30to
- 37:30be
- 37:31a
- 37:31huge
- 37:31hurdle
- 37:32in
- 37:32every
- 37:32space,
- 37:33but
- 37:33definitely,
- 37:33this
- 37:33space,
- 37:34capital's,
- 37:35there,
- 37:35there
- 37:35are
- 37:35people
- 37:36who
- 37:36wanna
- 37:36invest.
- 37:37There
- 37:37are
- 37:37banks
- 37:37who
- 37:37are
- 37:37willing
- 37:38to
- 37:38give
- 37:38loans,
- 37:39but
- 37:39now
- 37:39it's
- 37:40our
- 37:40mandate
- 37:41and
- 37:41our
- 37:41job
- 37:41to,
- 37:41to
- 37:42do
- 37:42a
- 37:42better
- 37:42job
- 37:42of
- 37:42just
- 37:42connecting
- 37:43the
- 37:43dots
- 37:44and
- 37:44making
- 37:44sure
- 37:45that
- 37:45the
- 37:45right
- 37:45people
- 37:45are
- 37:45talking
- 37:46to
- 37:46the
- 37:46right
- 37:46people.
- 37:47And
- 37:47then,
- 37:48hopefully
- 37:48that
- 37:48creates
- 37:48more
- 37:49and
- 37:49more
- 37:49momentum.
- 37:52Awesome.
- 37:52Do
- 37:52you
- 37:53wanna
- 37:53talk
- 37:53about
- 37:53and
- 37:53I
- 37:53know
- 37:54you're
- 37:54not
- 37:55Mr.
- 37:55David
- 37:55course
- 37:56who
- 37:56runs
- 37:56the
- 37:56glamping
- 37:56show.
- 37:57But
- 37:57do
- 37:57you
- 37:57wanna
- 37:57talk
- 37:57a
- 37:57little
- 37:58bit
- 37:58about
- 37:58the
- 37:59glamping
- 37:59show
- 37:59in
- 37:59general
- 38:00and
- 38:00tell
- 38:00people
- 38:01what
- 38:01to
- 38:01expect
- 38:01and
- 38:02why
- 38:02it
- 38:02came
- 38:02together
- 38:02and
- 38:02things
- 38:03like
- 38:03that?
- 38:03Just
- 38:03very
- 38:03briefly,
- 38:04we'll
- 38:04have
- 38:04David
- 38:05on
- 38:05later
- 38:05of
- 38:05course,
- 38:05to
- 38:06talk
- 38:06about
- 38:06this
- 38:06show.
- 38:07No,
- 38:07it's
- 38:08funny
- 38:08cuz
- 38:08every
- 38:08time
- 38:09that
- 38:10you
- 38:10know,
- 38:11the
- 38:11glamping
- 38:11show
- 38:12starts
- 38:12and
- 38:12we
- 38:12see
- 38:13the
- 38:13group
- 38:13of
- 38:13people.
- 38:13I
- 38:14get
- 38:14a
- 38:14little
- 38:14there's
- 38:14a
- 38:14lot
- 38:15of
- 38:15people
- 38:15show
- 38:15up.
- 38:15There's
- 38:16several
- 38:16football
- 38:16fields
- 38:17full
- 38:17of
- 38:17glamping
- 38:18structures
- 38:19and
- 38:19tents
- 38:19that
- 38:19you
- 38:19can
- 38:19walk
- 38:20through.
- 38:20They
- 38:20do.
- 38:21It's
- 38:21amazing
- 38:21what
- 38:21the
- 38:22manufacturers
- 38:22can
- 38:23do
- 38:23and
- 38:23put
- 38:23up
- 38:23in
- 38:23a
- 38:23day.
- 38:24It's
- 38:24just
- 38:24amazing.
- 38:25And
- 38:25every
- 38:25year
- 38:25it's
- 38:25bigger
- 38:26and
- 38:26bigger
- 38:27there's
- 38:27vendors.
- 38:28There's
- 38:28an
- 38:29expo
- 38:29part
- 38:29of
- 38:29it
- 38:29that,
- 38:30people
- 38:30can
- 38:31walk
- 38:32through
- 38:32at
- 38:32no
- 38:32cost.
- 38:33You
- 38:33just
- 38:33have
- 38:33to
- 38:33register.
- 38:34There's
- 38:34a
- 38:34whole
- 38:35speaker
- 38:35series,
- 38:36we're
- 38:36doing
- 38:37the
- 38:37investment
- 38:37connection.
- 38:38We're
- 38:38doing
- 38:38the
- 38:39business
- 38:39glamping
- 38:39business
- 38:40basics.
- 38:41And
- 38:41so
- 38:42to
- 38:42see
- 38:42what
- 38:42it
- 38:42is
- 38:42even
- 38:43just
- 38:43today
- 38:43and
- 38:43excited
- 38:44to
- 38:44see,
- 38:44what
- 38:45happens
- 38:45this
- 38:45year,
- 38:46it
- 38:46all
- 38:46started
- 38:46with
- 38:47there's
- 38:47the
- 38:47glamping
- 38:47show
- 38:48UK.
- 38:49And
- 38:49I
- 38:49was
- 38:49actually
- 38:50connecting
- 38:51on
- 38:51a
- 38:51flight
- 38:51in
- 38:51London
- 38:52and
- 38:52I
- 38:53we,
- 38:53I
- 38:53briefly
- 38:53met
- 38:54the
- 38:54organizer
- 38:55of
- 38:55that
- 38:55show
- 38:56and
- 38:57we
- 38:58sat
- 38:58down
- 38:58for
- 38:58a
- 38:58quick
- 38:59lunch
- 38:59and
- 38:59a
- 38:59beer.
- 39:00And
- 39:00he
- 39:00said,
- 39:01Hey,
- 39:01do
- 39:01you
- 39:01think
- 39:02that
- 39:02this
- 39:02has
- 39:03legs
- 39:03in
- 39:03the
- 39:03United
- 39:04States
- 39:04to
- 39:04do
- 39:04some
- 39:04type
- 39:05of
- 39:05show
- 39:05there?
- 39:05And
- 39:05I
- 39:05said,
- 39:05yes,
- 39:06absolutely.
- 39:07I
- 39:07just
- 39:07have
- 39:07no
- 39:08idea
- 39:08how
- 39:08to
- 39:09really
- 39:09run
- 39:09a
- 39:09show
- 39:09or
- 39:10anything
- 39:10like
- 39:10that,
- 39:10but
- 39:10I'd
- 39:10love
- 39:11to
- 39:11help
- 39:11in
- 39:11any
- 39:11way,
- 39:11shape
- 39:12or
- 39:12form.
- 39:13And
- 39:13you
- 39:13fast
- 39:13forward
- 39:14to
- 39:14the
- 39:14first
- 39:14show,
- 39:14which
- 39:14was
- 39:15pretty
- 39:15humble
- 39:15in
- 39:16Denver
- 39:16all
- 39:16the
- 39:16way
- 39:16up
- 39:17to
- 39:17now.
- 39:17And
- 39:18it's
- 39:18just
- 39:18great
- 39:18to
- 39:18see,
- 39:19who's
- 39:19coming
- 39:20the
- 39:20versatility
- 39:21and
- 39:21the
- 39:21just
- 39:22the
- 39:22variety
- 39:22of
- 39:23businesses,
- 39:23right?
- 39:23Cause
- 39:24it's
- 39:24not
- 39:24just
- 39:25glamping
- 39:25operators,
- 39:26right?
- 39:26There's
- 39:27investors,
- 39:28there's
- 39:28technology,
- 39:29there's
- 39:30different
- 39:30services.
- 39:31There's
- 39:31different
- 39:31products
- 39:32that
- 39:32make
- 39:32sense,
- 39:33and
- 39:33so
- 39:33it's
- 39:33just
- 39:34exciting
- 39:34to
- 39:34see
- 39:35how,
- 39:36this.
- 39:36Isn't
- 39:36just
- 39:37one
- 39:37lane
- 39:37that
- 39:37we
- 39:37swim
- 39:38in.
- 39:38There's
- 39:38just
- 39:39so
- 39:39many,
- 39:39it's
- 39:39an
- 39:39economy,
- 39:40it
- 39:40really
- 39:40is
- 39:41an
- 39:41economy.
- 39:41And
- 39:42so
- 39:42if
- 39:42anybody's
- 39:43even
- 39:43just
- 39:43interested
- 39:44in
- 39:45learning
- 39:45more,
- 39:45there's
- 39:46a
- 39:46lot
- 39:46of
- 39:46people
- 39:46who
- 39:46do
- 39:46show
- 39:47up
- 39:47who
- 39:47are
- 39:47in,
- 39:48research
- 39:48phase,
- 39:49and
- 39:49they
- 39:50can
- 39:50just
- 39:50get
- 39:50all
- 39:51of
- 39:51the
- 39:51information
- 39:51that
- 39:51they
- 39:52need
- 39:52all
- 39:52at
- 39:53once.
- 39:53Instead
- 39:53of
- 39:54feeling
- 39:54like
- 39:54they've
- 39:54gotta,
- 39:55have
- 39:55this
- 39:55conversation,
- 39:56research
- 39:57this
- 39:57topic,
- 39:58really
- 39:58the
- 39:58ability
- 39:59for
- 39:59them
- 39:59to
- 39:59just
- 39:59show
- 40:00up,
- 40:00get
- 40:01all
- 40:01the
- 40:01information.
- 40:02There
- 40:02really
- 40:02isn't
- 40:02anything
- 40:03like
- 40:03that.
- 40:03And
- 40:04then
- 40:04you
- 40:04can
- 40:04make
- 40:04up
- 40:04your
- 40:04mind
- 40:05afterwards,
- 40:05right?
- 40:05It
- 40:06might
- 40:06be
- 40:06something,
- 40:06you
- 40:06want
- 40:07to
- 40:07jump
- 40:07into
- 40:07and
- 40:08you
- 40:08want
- 40:08to
- 40:08add
- 40:08more
- 40:09glamping
- 40:09units
- 40:09to
- 40:09your
- 40:10property
- 40:10or
- 40:10accommodation,
- 40:11or,
- 40:11maybe
- 40:12you
- 40:12feel
- 40:12like
- 40:12it's
- 40:12not
- 40:12a
- 40:12good
- 40:13fit,
- 40:13but
- 40:13if
- 40:14you're
- 40:14questioning,
- 40:15if
- 40:15you're
- 40:15discerning,
- 40:16if
- 40:16you're
- 40:16exploring
- 40:17and
- 40:17researching,
- 40:18it
- 40:19really
- 40:19is
- 40:19that
- 40:20one
- 40:20stop
- 40:20shop
- 40:21that,
- 40:21that
- 40:21gets
- 40:21you
- 40:21all
- 40:22the
- 40:22information
- 40:22that
- 40:22you
- 40:23need.
- 40:23And
- 40:23as
- 40:23you
- 40:24can
- 40:24see,
- 40:24those
- 40:24are
- 40:24all
- 40:24the
- 40:24manufacturers
- 40:25off
- 40:25to
- 40:25the
- 40:26right.
- 40:26So
- 40:26they
- 40:26put
- 40:26up
- 40:26all
- 40:27of
- 40:27those
- 40:27units
- 40:27that
- 40:28are
- 40:28there.
- 40:28Huge
- 40:29clamping
- 40:30units.
- 40:30Those
- 40:30are
- 40:30all
- 40:31of
- 40:31the
- 40:31vendors
- 40:31that
- 40:31have
- 40:32already
- 40:32signed
- 40:32up
- 40:32and
- 40:33were
- 40:33coming
- 40:33in
- 40:33every
- 40:34week
- 40:35as
- 40:35you
- 40:36can
- 40:36see,
- 40:36it
- 40:36really
- 40:36is.
- 40:38Stop
- 40:38shop
- 40:38and
- 40:39it's
- 40:39just
- 40:40a,
- 40:40and
- 40:40it's
- 40:40fun.
- 40:41Hey,
- 40:41it's
- 40:41a
- 40:41win-win.
- 40:44Yeah,
- 40:44I
- 40:45was
- 40:45in
- 40:45I
- 40:45think
- 40:45I
- 40:45was
- 40:45at
- 40:46the,
- 40:46I
- 40:46don't
- 40:46know
- 40:46if
- 40:47it
- 40:47was
- 40:47the
- 40:47first
- 40:47in
- 40:472019
- 40:48or
- 40:482018.
- 40:50Yeah.
- 40:50I
- 40:50don't
- 40:50even
- 40:50know.
- 40:51The
- 40:51first
- 40:51year
- 40:51was
- 40:51probably,
- 40:52we
- 40:52did
- 40:52the
- 40:52first
- 40:53one
- 40:53in
- 40:53Denver
- 40:54at
- 40:54a
- 40:54hotel
- 40:56off
- 40:56of
- 40:56Quebec,
- 40:57maybe
- 40:57in
- 40:5716.
- 40:59Okay.
- 40:59So
- 41:00I
- 41:00was
- 41:00at
- 41:00the
- 41:00first
- 41:00one
- 41:01in,
- 41:01is
- 41:01it
- 41:01Arapaho?
- 41:02Arapahoe,
- 41:02this
- 41:03one?
- 41:03Yes.
- 41:04So
- 41:04that,
- 41:05so
- 41:05I
- 41:05was
- 41:05at
- 41:05the
- 41:05first
- 41:06one
- 41:06at
- 41:06that
- 41:06show
- 41:07and
- 41:07then
- 41:07I
- 41:07think
- 41:07I
- 41:07missed
- 41:08then
- 41:08COVID
- 41:08happened.
- 41:09Yep.
- 41:10They
- 41:10didn't
- 41:11have
- 41:11one.
- 41:11And
- 41:11then
- 41:11they
- 41:12had
- 41:12a
- 41:12virtual
- 41:12one
- 41:13or
- 41:13no,
- 41:13they
- 41:13had
- 41:13a
- 41:13virtual
- 41:14one
- 41:14and
- 41:14then
- 41:14they
- 41:14had
- 41:14the
- 41:15one
- 41:15last
- 41:15year
- 41:15that
- 41:15I
- 41:15didn't
- 41:16get
- 41:16to
- 41:16go
- 41:16to
- 41:16cuz
- 41:16I
- 41:16was
- 41:17in
- 41:17Canada
- 41:18and
- 41:18just
- 41:18too
- 41:18busy,
- 41:19but
- 41:19I'll
- 41:19be
- 41:19there
- 41:19this
- 41:20year
- 41:20again.
- 41:20So
- 41:20looking
- 41:21forward.
- 41:22Yeah.
- 41:22I'm
- 41:23excited
- 41:23to
- 41:24see
- 41:25a
- 41:25person
- 41:25Yeah,
- 41:25it's
- 41:25really
- 41:26David's
- 41:26done
- 41:26a
- 41:26phenomenal
- 41:27job
- 41:27putting
- 41:27it
- 41:27together.
- 41:28Obviously
- 41:28he's
- 41:28got
- 41:28a
- 41:28whole
- 41:28team
- 41:29and
- 41:29all
- 41:29that
- 41:29kind
- 41:29of
- 41:29stuff.
- 41:30And
- 41:30Ruben,
- 41:31you've
- 41:31been
- 41:31a
- 41:31big
- 41:31supporter
- 41:32of
- 41:32that
- 41:32and
- 41:32so
- 41:32many
- 41:33other
- 41:33people
- 41:33but
- 41:33yeah,
- 41:33super
- 41:34excited
- 41:34to
- 41:34get
- 41:34back
- 41:34there
- 41:35and
- 41:35see
- 41:35all
- 41:35those.
- 41:36I
- 41:36remember
- 41:36the
- 41:36first
- 41:36year
- 41:37we
- 41:37were
- 41:37there,
- 41:37like
- 41:38the
- 41:38whole
- 41:38you're
- 41:39talking
- 41:39about
- 41:39everything
- 41:39was
- 41:39set
- 41:39up
- 41:40outside
- 41:40and
- 41:40we
- 41:40were
- 41:40going
- 41:40in
- 41:41and
- 41:41out
- 41:41and
- 41:41look
- 41:41at
- 41:41the
- 41:41unique
- 41:42accommodations.
- 41:42And
- 41:42I
- 41:43think
- 41:43after
- 41:43the
- 41:44show
- 41:44was
- 41:44over,
- 41:44they
- 41:44had
- 41:44that
- 41:45extra
- 41:45day
- 41:45where
- 41:45you
- 41:45could
- 41:46go
- 41:46out
- 41:47and
- 41:47see
- 41:47it
- 41:47and
- 41:47it
- 41:47was
- 41:47snowing
- 41:48outside.
- 41:50yeah.
- 41:50So
- 41:50that
- 41:51was
- 41:51a,
- 41:51it
- 41:51was
- 41:51interesting.
- 41:52It
- 41:52was
- 41:52still
- 41:52like,
- 41:52it
- 41:52was
- 41:52great
- 41:53though.
- 41:53Cuz
- 41:53you
- 41:53could
- 41:53still
- 41:53go
- 41:53inside
- 41:54and
- 41:54see
- 41:54these
- 41:54are
- 41:55season
- 41:56accommodations.
- 41:58Yeah,
- 41:59no
- 41:59that's
- 41:59great.
- 42:00What
- 42:00else
- 42:00have
- 42:01we
- 42:01got?
- 42:01What
- 42:01have
- 42:01we
- 42:01not
- 42:02covered
- 42:02Ruben
- 42:02that
- 42:02you
- 42:02feel
- 42:03is
- 42:03important
- 42:03to
- 42:03do
- 42:03on
- 42:04an
- 42:04intro
- 42:04show
- 42:04about
- 42:05glamping
- 42:05and
- 42:05again,
- 42:05for
- 42:05all
- 42:06of
- 42:06those
- 42:06who
- 42:06are
- 42:06just
- 42:06joining
- 42:07us,
- 42:07we
- 42:07hope
- 42:07to
- 42:08have
- 42:08David
- 42:08here
- 42:08as
- 42:09a
- 42:09regular
- 42:09guest
- 42:10next
- 42:10month
- 42:10with
- 42:10us,
- 42:10we're
- 42:11gonna
- 42:11have
- 42:11a
- 42:11couple
- 42:12of
- 42:12the
- 42:12people
- 42:12that
- 42:12Ruben
- 42:12is
- 42:12reaching
- 42:13out
- 42:13to
- 42:13as
- 42:13well,
- 42:14and
- 42:14just
- 42:14really
- 42:14focus
- 42:15this
- 42:15on
- 42:15glamping
- 42:15and
- 42:15some
- 42:16of
- 42:16the
- 42:16new
- 42:16things
- 42:16we're
- 42:16seeing
- 42:16and
- 42:17then
- 42:17some
- 42:17special
- 42:17guests
- 42:17too,
- 42:18right?
- 42:18To
- 42:18talk
- 42:18about
- 42:18their
- 42:18stories
- 42:19in
- 42:19general.
- 42:20I
- 42:20think
- 42:20this
- 42:20is
- 42:20a
- 42:20nice,
- 42:21intro
- 42:21to,
- 42:22just
- 42:22kick
- 42:22off
- 42:22the
- 42:22conversation
- 42:23and
- 42:23then,
- 42:24hopefully
- 42:24we'll
- 42:25guarantee
- 42:25over
- 42:26the
- 42:26next
- 42:26several
- 42:27sessions.
- 42:28You
- 42:28guys
- 42:28won't
- 42:28have
- 42:28to
- 42:28hear
- 42:29me
- 42:29talk
- 42:29as
- 42:29much.
- 42:30And
- 42:30fortunately
- 42:30you'll
- 42:31be
- 42:31able
- 42:31to
- 42:31hear
- 42:32smarter
- 42:32people
- 42:33who
- 42:33you,
- 42:34who
- 42:34have
- 42:34great
- 42:34experience
- 42:35in
- 42:35the
- 42:35space
- 42:36and
- 42:36hopefully,
- 42:36the
- 42:36goal
- 42:37being
- 42:37to
- 42:37unmask.
- 42:38Some
- 42:38of
- 42:38maybe
- 42:38the
- 42:39things
- 42:39that,
- 42:39people
- 42:39are
- 42:40thinking
- 42:40about
- 42:40or
- 42:40have
- 42:41questions
- 42:41or
- 42:41the
- 42:42unknowns
- 42:43about
- 42:43the
- 42:43space
- 42:44reality,
- 42:45just
- 42:45like
- 42:45every
- 42:45other
- 42:45space.
- 42:46But
- 42:46I
- 42:46think
- 42:46even,
- 42:47particularly
- 42:48in
- 42:48a
- 42:48space
- 42:49that's
- 42:49newer
- 42:50than,
- 42:50Campground
- 42:51and
- 42:51RVs.
- 42:51Those
- 42:52experts
- 42:52are,
- 42:52we're
- 42:52all
- 42:53still
- 42:53figuring
- 42:53it
- 42:53out,
- 42:54right?
- 42:54We're
- 42:54all
- 42:55living
- 42:55it.
- 42:55We're
- 42:55all
- 42:55still
- 42:56trying
- 42:56to
- 42:56get
- 42:56through
- 42:56it
- 42:56and
- 42:57figure
- 42:57out,
- 42:57the
- 42:58ever
- 42:58changing
- 42:59landscape.
- 42:59And
- 43:00so
- 43:00we'll
- 43:00have
- 43:00some
- 43:01great
- 43:01perspectives
- 43:01of
- 43:02some
- 43:02operators
- 43:03new
- 43:03and
- 43:04veteran
- 43:04we'll
- 43:04have
- 43:04some
- 43:05great.
- 43:05From
- 43:05the
- 43:05financing
- 43:06and
- 43:06from
- 43:06the
- 43:06capital
- 43:07side,
- 43:07like
- 43:07his
- 43:08David
- 43:08Smith
- 43:08and
- 43:08so
- 43:08hopefully
- 43:09we'll
- 43:09have
- 43:09a
- 43:10well
- 43:10rounded
- 43:11guest
- 43:11list
- 43:12where
- 43:12we're
- 43:12really
- 43:13able
- 43:13to
- 43:13not
- 43:13only
- 43:13scratch
- 43:14the
- 43:14service,
- 43:15but
- 43:15really
- 43:15dive
- 43:15into
- 43:15some
- 43:16topics
- 43:16within
- 43:17the
- 43:17space
- 43:17that,
- 43:18honestly,
- 43:18the
- 43:18great
- 43:18thing
- 43:19about
- 43:19this
- 43:19forum
- 43:20is
- 43:20it
- 43:20allows
- 43:20for
- 43:20us
- 43:20to
- 43:21do
- 43:21that.
- 43:21A
- 43:21lot
- 43:21of
- 43:21times
- 43:21we're
- 43:22having
- 43:22these
- 43:22types
- 43:22of
- 43:22conversations
- 43:24separately,
- 43:24on
- 43:24a
- 43:24phone.
- 43:25If
- 43:25you
- 43:25ask
- 43:25David
- 43:26Smith
- 43:26separately,
- 43:27the
- 43:27amount
- 43:27of
- 43:28times
- 43:28we
- 43:28have
- 43:28a
- 43:28conversation
- 43:29and
- 43:29this
- 43:30just
- 43:30happened
- 43:30yesterday,
- 43:31I
- 43:32was
- 43:32late
- 43:32to
- 43:32a
- 43:32call
- 43:32because
- 43:33we
- 43:33were
- 43:33talking
- 43:33and
- 43:34all
- 43:34of
- 43:34a
- 43:34sudden
- 43:34I'm
- 43:34like,
- 43:34oh
- 43:34shoot,
- 43:3515
- 43:35minutes
- 43:35late
- 43:35to
- 43:35a
- 43:36call.
- 43:36And
- 43:36we're
- 43:37having
- 43:37those
- 43:37conversations
- 43:38offline.
- 43:38So
- 43:39I
- 43:39think
- 43:39the
- 43:40ability
- 43:40and
- 43:40opportunity
- 43:41for
- 43:41us
- 43:41to
- 43:41have
- 43:42those,
- 43:42front
- 43:42and
- 43:42center
- 43:42for
- 43:43people
- 43:43and
- 43:43hopefully
- 43:43they
- 43:44can
- 43:44have
- 43:44takeaways
- 43:45and
- 43:45learn
- 43:45from
- 43:46our
- 43:47conversations
- 43:47as
- 43:48well.
- 43:48Yeah.
- 43:48Cuz
- 43:48we're
- 43:48also,
- 43:49we're
- 43:49also
- 43:49learning
- 43:50as
- 43:50well.
- 43:50So
- 43:50I
- 43:50have
- 43:50a
- 43:50two
- 43:50part
- 43:51question
- 43:51here.
- 43:51And
- 43:51I
- 43:52feel
- 43:52like
- 43:52we
- 43:52give
- 43:52this
- 43:52man
- 43:53enough
- 43:53publicity
- 43:53already,
- 43:54but
- 43:54he's
- 43:54sitting
- 43:54in
- 43:54our
- 43:54chat
- 43:55already.
- 43:55So
- 43:56Mr.
- 43:56Randy
- 43:56Hendrickson
- 43:57was
- 43:57asking
- 43:57on
- 43:58LinkedIn,
- 43:58Ruben,
- 43:59your
- 43:59thoughts
- 43:59on
- 43:59hotel
- 44:00operators
- 44:01entering
- 44:01the
- 44:01glamping
- 44:02arena.
- 44:02And
- 44:02obviously
- 44:02that's
- 44:03a
- 44:03broad
- 44:03question
- 44:03and
- 44:03you
- 44:03can
- 44:04get
- 44:04into
- 44:04it
- 44:04in
- 44:04the
- 44:04second,
- 44:04but
- 44:05yeah,
- 44:05we've
- 44:05been
- 44:05telling,
- 44:05I've
- 44:06been
- 44:06telling
- 44:06clients
- 44:07this
- 44:07for
- 44:08at
- 44:08least
- 44:08two
- 44:08years,
- 44:09like
- 44:09this
- 44:09is
- 44:09coming,
- 44:09it's
- 44:10not
- 44:10quite
- 44:10here
- 44:11maybe
- 44:11yet,
- 44:11and
- 44:11maybe
- 44:12I'm
- 44:12wrong.
- 44:12Maybe
- 44:12it
- 44:12is,
- 44:13but
- 44:13there's
- 44:13going
- 44:14to
- 44:14be
- 44:14a
- 44:14time
- 44:14where
- 44:14Marriott
- 44:15and
- 44:15IHG
- 44:16and
- 44:16Hilton
- 44:16figure
- 44:17out
- 44:17how
- 44:18to,
- 44:18I
- 44:18don't
- 44:18know,
- 44:18vertically
- 44:19scale,
- 44:19this
- 44:20sideways,
- 44:20scale
- 44:20it,
- 44:20whatever,
- 44:21make
- 44:21it,
- 44:22take
- 44:22that
- 44:22question,
- 44:23Ruben.
- 44:23Yeah.
- 44:24It's
- 44:24interesting
- 44:25because
- 44:25you
- 44:26look
- 44:26at
- 44:26the
- 44:26three
- 44:27more
- 44:27popular
- 44:27verticals,
- 44:28right?
- 44:28You've
- 44:28got,
- 44:28call
- 44:29it
- 44:29traditional,
- 44:30Camping
- 44:30RVs,
- 44:30and
- 44:31then
- 44:31you
- 44:31have
- 44:31glamping,
- 44:31which
- 44:31is
- 44:32in
- 44:32between
- 44:32in
- 44:32hotels.
- 44:33And
- 44:34they've
- 44:34all
- 44:34operated
- 44:35a
- 44:35little
- 44:35bit
- 44:35separately
- 44:36and
- 44:36on
- 44:36the
- 44:36fringe.
- 44:37Almost
- 44:37Hey,
- 44:38we
- 44:38can
- 44:38maybe
- 44:39hang
- 44:39out,
- 44:39but
- 44:39I
- 44:39don't
- 44:40really
- 44:40know
- 44:40and
- 44:41we'll
- 44:41hang
- 44:41out
- 44:41on
- 44:41Saturday,
- 44:42but
- 44:42then
- 44:42I
- 44:42don't
- 44:42wanna
- 44:42really
- 44:43call
- 44:43you
- 44:43for
- 44:43another
- 44:43month.
- 44:44And
- 44:44so
- 44:44they've
- 44:44always
- 44:45just
- 44:45operated
- 44:46a
- 44:46little
- 44:46bit
- 44:46separate,
- 44:46but
- 44:47starting
- 44:47to
- 44:47get
- 44:47to
- 44:48know
- 44:48each
- 44:48other,
- 44:48and
- 44:49over
- 44:49the
- 44:49last
- 44:49year
- 44:50or
- 44:50two,
- 44:50that's
- 44:50been
- 44:51just
- 44:52really
- 44:52at
- 44:52a
- 44:52different
- 44:53speed
- 44:53at
- 44:53a
- 44:53different
- 44:54pace.
- 44:54So
- 44:55those
- 44:55hotel
- 44:56operators
- 44:56are,
- 44:57they're
- 44:57already
- 44:57placing
- 44:58bets,
- 44:58right?
- 44:58They've
- 44:58already,
- 45:00they're
- 45:00already
- 45:00researching
- 45:01at
- 45:01a
- 45:01significant
- 45:02rate.
- 45:02They've
- 45:02already
- 45:03made
- 45:03investments.
- 45:04The
- 45:04issue
- 45:05is
- 45:05that
- 45:05this
- 45:06space
- 45:06is
- 45:06still
- 45:06a
- 45:07little
- 45:07bit
- 45:07too,
- 45:08small
- 45:08for
- 45:09compared
- 45:09to
- 45:09a
- 45:09hotel
- 45:10space
- 45:11because,
- 45:11at
- 45:11the
- 45:12end
- 45:12of
- 45:12the
- 45:12day,
- 45:12they're
- 45:13ready
- 45:13to
- 45:13spend
- 45:13a
- 45:14hundred
- 45:14million
- 45:14at
- 45:14a
- 45:15time.
- 45:15Like
- 45:15we
- 45:15know
- 45:15that
- 45:16we've
- 45:16had
- 45:16those
- 45:16conversations
- 45:17with
- 45:17those
- 45:17groups,
- 45:18but
- 45:18some
- 45:18operations,
- 45:19which
- 45:19is
- 45:19still
- 45:20a
- 45:20great
- 45:20number
- 45:20to
- 45:20be
- 45:20in,
- 45:21are
- 45:21worth,
- 45:213
- 45:22million.
- 45:22But
- 45:22you
- 45:22look
- 45:22at
- 45:22these
- 45:23and
- 45:23so
- 45:23they're
- 45:23waiting
- 45:24for
- 45:24it
- 45:24to
- 45:24mature
- 45:25just
- 45:26a
- 45:26little
- 45:26bit
- 45:26more,
- 45:27but.
- 45:27They
- 45:28are
- 45:28actively,
- 45:29they're
- 45:29past
- 45:29the
- 45:29research
- 45:30phase,
- 45:31they're
- 45:31past
- 45:31the
- 45:31opinion
- 45:32phase.
- 45:33Now
- 45:33it's
- 45:33the
- 45:33investment
- 45:34thesis
- 45:35placing
- 45:36smaller
- 45:36bets.
- 45:37And
- 45:38then
- 45:38at
- 45:38some
- 45:38point,
- 45:39we've
- 45:39talked
- 45:39about
- 45:39this
- 45:40in
- 45:40other
- 45:40shows,
- 45:40right?
- 45:40Is
- 45:41consolidation
- 45:42has
- 45:42really
- 45:42never
- 45:42happened
- 45:43at
- 45:44a
- 45:44at
- 45:44a
- 45:45major
- 45:45level
- 45:45within
- 45:46this
- 45:46space
- 45:47and
- 45:47it's
- 45:47gonna
- 45:47happen.
- 45:47And
- 45:48those
- 45:48hotel
- 45:49groups,
- 45:50those
- 45:50hotel
- 45:51the
- 45:51money
- 45:51that's
- 45:51backing
- 45:52those
- 45:52groups
- 45:53they
- 45:53will
- 45:53be
- 45:53the
- 45:53first
- 45:53ones
- 45:54to
- 45:54the
- 45:54table.
- 45:54Once
- 45:55there's
- 45:55an
- 45:55opportunity
- 45:56that's
- 45:56large
- 45:56enough
- 45:56and
- 45:57it's
- 45:57gonna
- 45:57happen,
- 45:57very
- 45:58quickly.
- 45:58But
- 45:58yeah,
- 45:58they're,
- 45:59it's
- 45:59not
- 46:00a
- 46:00it's
- 46:00not
- 46:00a
- 46:00theory.
- 46:02Behind
- 46:02the
- 46:03scenes,
- 46:03man
- 46:03they're
- 46:03active,
- 46:04they're
- 46:04deploying
- 46:04money.
- 46:05They
- 46:06are
- 46:06placing,
- 46:07smaller
- 46:07bets
- 46:07to
- 46:08them,
- 46:08which
- 46:08is
- 46:08still
- 46:08tens
- 46:09of
- 46:09millions
- 46:09of
- 46:09dollars.
- 46:10And
- 46:10then,
- 46:11as
- 46:11it
- 46:11starts
- 46:11to
- 46:11make
- 46:12sense,
- 46:12they
- 46:12wanna
- 46:13spend
- 46:13hundreds
- 46:13of
- 46:13millions
- 46:14of
- 46:14dollars,
- 46:14they
- 46:14don't
- 46:15wanna
- 46:15spend.
- 46:15It's
- 46:15a
- 46:15scalability
- 46:16thing,
- 46:16right?
- 46:17Like
- 46:17we,
- 46:18like
- 46:18a
- 46:18years
- 46:18ago,
- 46:19somebody,
- 46:19when
- 46:19we
- 46:19were
- 46:19doing
- 46:20marketing
- 46:20for
- 46:20a
- 46:20couple
- 46:21hotels,
- 46:21told
- 46:21me
- 46:21that
- 46:22Marriott,
- 46:22for
- 46:22example,
- 46:23I
- 46:23think,
- 46:23and
- 46:23I'm
- 46:24probably
- 46:24wrong
- 46:24now.
- 46:24But
- 46:25back
- 46:25then,
- 46:25Marriott
- 46:26wouldn't
- 46:26franchise,
- 46:27a
- 46:27hotel
- 46:28that
- 46:28was
- 46:28less
- 46:28than
- 46:2875
- 46:29rooms
- 46:29or
- 46:29something
- 46:30like
- 46:30that
- 46:30because
- 46:30it
- 46:31just,
- 46:31the
- 46:31revenue
- 46:32wasn't
- 46:32there
- 46:32to
- 46:32match
- 46:33the,
- 46:33whatever.
- 46:34I
- 46:34don't
- 46:34know,
- 46:34whatever
- 46:34profit
- 46:34they
- 46:35wanted
- 46:35to
- 46:35make
- 46:35or
- 46:36et
- 46:36cetera,
- 46:36et
- 46:36cetera.
- 46:37Didn't
- 46:38formula.
- 46:38Yeah.
- 46:39It's
- 46:39a
- 46:39different
- 46:39formula.
- 46:39And
- 46:39so
- 46:39it
- 46:40is
- 46:41that
- 46:41kind
- 46:41of
- 46:41what
- 46:42we're
- 46:42waiting
- 46:42on
- 46:43to
- 46:43really
- 46:43tip
- 46:43the
- 46:43scales
- 46:44here
- 46:44is
- 46:44somebody
- 46:44to
- 46:44figure
- 46:45out
- 46:45how
- 46:45to
- 46:46make
- 46:46it
- 46:46glamping,
- 46:47but
- 46:47scale
- 46:48it
- 46:48into
- 46:49a
- 46:493
- 46:49million
- 46:49to
- 46:50a
- 46:50hundred
- 46:50million.
- 46:51Yeah.
- 46:51That's
- 46:52a
- 46:52good
- 46:52point.
- 46:52And
- 46:52think
- 46:52about
- 46:53it
- 46:53this
- 46:53way
- 46:53too,
- 46:53where
- 46:54the
- 46:54larger
- 46:55players
- 46:55in
- 46:55the
- 46:56space
- 46:56right
- 46:56now
- 46:57in
- 46:57the
- 46:57glamping
- 46:57space.
- 46:58Already
- 46:58starting
- 46:59to
- 46:59do
- 46:59versions
- 46:59of
- 46:59that.
- 47:00There's
- 47:00these
- 47:01glamping
- 47:01spots
- 47:01that
- 47:01have
- 47:02a
- 47:02hundred
- 47:02plus
- 47:02units,
- 47:03a
- 47:03hundred
- 47:03plus
- 47:04glamping
- 47:04units
- 47:04on
- 47:04their
- 47:04properties
- 47:05and
- 47:05all
- 47:05the
- 47:06F
- 47:06and
- 47:06B
- 47:07entertainment,
- 47:08weddings
- 47:08events,
- 47:09you
- 47:09name
- 47:09it.
- 47:10And
- 47:10so
- 47:10they've
- 47:10taken
- 47:10that
- 47:11playbook
- 47:11because
- 47:12that
- 47:12is
- 47:12what
- 47:12those
- 47:13investors
- 47:13in
- 47:13that
- 47:13space
- 47:14have
- 47:14required.
- 47:14They
- 47:14don't
- 47:15wanna
- 47:15place,
- 47:15instead
- 47:16of
- 47:16getting
- 47:16an
- 47:17operation
- 47:17up
- 47:18and
- 47:18running
- 47:18or
- 47:18three
- 47:19operations
- 47:19up
- 47:19and
- 47:19running
- 47:20at,
- 47:2025
- 47:21or
- 47:2130
- 47:21units,
- 47:22a
- 47:22pop
- 47:23let's
- 47:23do
- 47:23one
- 47:23operation
- 47:24that
- 47:24has
- 47:24a
- 47:24hundred
- 47:25units
- 47:25because
- 47:25of
- 47:25that
- 47:26scalability.
- 47:26And
- 47:27there's
- 47:27good
- 47:27and
- 47:27bad
- 47:28with
- 47:28that.
- 47:29Good.
- 47:29Is
- 47:29that
- 47:29the
- 47:29investors
- 47:30do
- 47:30like
- 47:30that
- 47:31you
- 47:31have
- 47:31economies
- 47:31of
- 47:32scale,
- 47:32there's
- 47:33efficiencies
- 47:34to
- 47:34your
- 47:34marketing.
- 47:35You
- 47:35obviously
- 47:35get
- 47:36more
- 47:36unit.
- 47:37Bad
- 47:37is
- 47:37that,
- 47:37you
- 47:37might
- 47:38be
- 47:38a
- 47:38bit
- 47:38more
- 47:38on
- 47:38top
- 47:38of
- 47:38each
- 47:39other
- 47:39and
- 47:39that's
- 47:40a
- 47:40lot
- 47:40of,
- 47:41it's
- 47:41a
- 47:41lot
- 47:41of
- 47:41units
- 47:42and
- 47:42a
- 47:42lot
- 47:42of
- 47:42people
- 47:43in
- 47:43one
- 47:43property
- 47:44those
- 47:44properties,
- 47:44and
- 47:45some
- 47:45of
- 47:45the
- 47:45larger
- 47:45operators
- 47:46are
- 47:46already
- 47:47doing
- 47:47that.
- 47:47The
- 47:48question's
- 47:48gonna
- 47:48be
- 47:49what's
- 47:49next.
- 47:50And
- 47:50they're
- 47:50the
- 47:50likely
- 47:51targets.
- 47:51And
- 47:51there's
- 47:51been,
- 47:52like
- 47:52an
- 47:52under
- 47:52canvas
- 47:53who
- 47:53was
- 47:53purchased
- 47:54by
- 47:54a
- 47:54private
- 47:55equity
- 47:55group,
- 47:55you
- 47:55have
- 47:56these
- 47:56larger
- 47:57operators
- 47:57that
- 47:57are
- 47:58the
- 47:58prime,
- 47:58candidates
- 47:59for
- 48:00a
- 48:00hotel
- 48:00group,
- 48:01to
- 48:01be
- 48:02doing
- 48:02that.
- 48:02And
- 48:02yes,
- 48:03the
- 48:03unit
- 48:03count
- 48:03is
- 48:04important.
- 48:04It's
- 48:04part
- 48:05of
- 48:05that
- 48:05investment
- 48:05strategy
- 48:06and
- 48:06thesis.
- 48:07But
- 48:07when
- 48:08is
- 48:08it
- 48:08gonna
- 48:08be
- 48:09large
- 48:09enough
- 48:10for
- 48:10them?
- 48:10That's
- 48:11a
- 48:11good
- 48:11question.
- 48:11And
- 48:12it
- 48:12depends,
- 48:13I
- 48:13think
- 48:13there's
- 48:13a
- 48:13little
- 48:13bit
- 48:14of
- 48:14a
- 48:14level
- 48:14of
- 48:14people
- 48:15saying
- 48:15who's
- 48:15first,
- 48:15but
- 48:16there's
- 48:16been
- 48:16significant
- 48:17capital.
- 48:17Auto
- 48:18camp's
- 48:18last
- 48:18raise,
- 48:19that
- 48:19was
- 48:19public
- 48:20was
- 48:20250
- 48:21million.
- 48:21That's
- 48:22not
- 48:22jump
- 48:22change.
- 48:23So
- 48:24there's
- 48:25capital.
- 48:26Who's
- 48:26really
- 48:26gonna
- 48:26be
- 48:26that
- 48:27first
- 48:27on
- 48:27the
- 48:27hotel
- 48:28side
- 48:28to
- 48:28really
- 48:29jump
- 48:29in.
- 48:30That's
- 48:30gonna
- 48:30be
- 48:30interesting.
- 48:31I
- 48:31still
- 48:31feel
- 48:31like
- 48:31at
- 48:32some
- 48:32point
- 48:32there's
- 48:32gonna
- 48:33be
- 48:33a
- 48:33blend
- 48:33here,
- 48:34right?
- 48:34There's
- 48:34a,
- 48:34there's
- 48:35obviously
- 48:35always
- 48:36going
- 48:36to
- 48:36be
- 48:36a
- 48:36place
- 48:37primarily
- 48:37for
- 48:37the
- 48:38isolated
- 48:39glamping
- 48:39spots
- 48:39that
- 48:39are
- 48:40separate
- 48:40and
- 48:40segmented
- 48:41and
- 48:41low
- 48:41traffic
- 48:42and,
- 48:42in
- 48:42nature
- 48:43and
- 48:43without
- 48:43wifi
- 48:44and
- 48:44all
- 48:44those
- 48:44kinds
- 48:44of
- 48:45things.
- 48:46But
- 48:46I
- 48:46think
- 48:46at
- 48:46some
- 48:46point
- 48:47there's
- 48:47gonna
- 48:47be
- 48:47somebody
- 48:47who
- 48:47figures
- 48:48out
- 48:48how
- 48:49to
- 48:49blend
- 48:49the,
- 48:51I
- 48:51feel
- 48:51isolated.
- 48:52Kind
- 48:52of
- 48:52mentality,
- 48:53even
- 48:53though
- 48:53you
- 48:53aren't.
- 48:54And
- 48:54so
- 48:54the
- 48:54scalability
- 48:55will
- 48:55be
- 48:55there
- 48:55as
- 48:55well
- 48:56as
- 48:56the
- 48:56isolation.
- 48:56It's
- 48:57like
- 48:57putting
- 48:57up
- 48:57the
- 48:57big,
- 48:57huge,
- 48:58tall
- 48:58hedges
- 48:58around
- 48:58your
- 48:59yard.
- 48:59And
- 48:59you
- 48:59feel
- 49:00like
- 49:00you've
- 49:00got
- 49:00your
- 49:00own
- 49:00yard
- 49:01and
- 49:01your
- 49:01nowhere,
- 49:01even
- 49:01though
- 49:01a
- 49:02street
- 49:02might
- 49:02be
- 49:02on
- 49:02the
- 49:02other
- 49:02side
- 49:03of
- 49:03your
- 49:03hedges.
- 49:04Yeah.
- 49:04Somebody's
- 49:05gonna
- 49:05figure
- 49:05that
- 49:05out.
- 49:05And
- 49:06Kerry,
- 49:06you
- 49:06might
- 49:06see
- 49:06this
- 49:07at
- 49:07some
- 49:07of
- 49:07your
- 49:08products
- 49:08that
- 49:08you
- 49:08guys
- 49:08represent
- 49:09as
- 49:10they're
- 49:10starting
- 49:10to
- 49:10dive
- 49:10into
- 49:11this
- 49:12space,
- 49:12but
- 49:13it's
- 49:13a,
- 49:13it's
- 49:13super
- 49:14interesting
- 49:15to
- 49:15see
- 49:15the,
- 49:15from
- 49:15an
- 49:16AGA
- 49:16standpoint,
- 49:17we
- 49:17made
- 49:17a
- 49:17very
- 49:17conscious
- 49:18decision
- 49:18at
- 49:18the
- 49:18beginning,
- 49:18not
- 49:19to
- 49:19be
- 49:19a
- 49:19policing
- 49:20agency,
- 49:20to
- 49:21just
- 49:21let
- 49:21the
- 49:21market
- 49:22grow
- 49:22and
- 49:22let
- 49:22the
- 49:22market
- 49:23dictate
- 49:23what
- 49:23it
- 49:23needs
- 49:24to
- 49:24do.
- 49:24And
- 49:24every
- 49:25single
- 49:25day,
- 49:25and
- 49:25every
- 49:25single
- 49:26week
- 49:26you
- 49:26see
- 49:27somebody
- 49:27it's
- 49:27oh,
- 49:28I
- 49:28never
- 49:28would've
- 49:29expected
- 49:29that.
- 49:30That's
- 49:30crazy.
- 49:30That's
- 49:30crazy
- 49:31awesome.
- 49:32And
- 49:32that
- 49:32type
- 49:32of
- 49:32accommodation,
- 49:33that
- 49:33type
- 49:34of
- 49:34execution,
- 49:34that
- 49:35type
- 49:35of
- 49:35business
- 49:36plan,
- 49:37and
- 49:37I
- 49:37don't
- 49:37know
- 49:37if
- 49:37you
- 49:37guys
- 49:37have
- 49:37seen
- 49:38that
- 49:38where
- 49:38you
- 49:39guys
- 49:39almost
- 49:39get
- 49:39surprised
- 49:40and
- 49:40stunned
- 49:41by
- 49:41something
- 49:42that's
- 49:42in
- 49:43this
- 49:43space
- 49:43and
- 49:44maybe
- 49:44you
- 49:44don't
- 49:44like
- 49:44it,
- 49:44maybe
- 49:45you
- 49:45do,
- 49:45but
- 49:46it's
- 49:46different.
- 49:46And
- 49:46it's
- 49:46unique
- 49:47and
- 49:48that's
- 49:48hard
- 49:48to
- 49:48jam
- 49:48into
- 49:49the
- 49:49hotel
- 49:49space
- 49:50if
- 49:50that
- 49:51will,
- 49:51in
- 49:51this
- 49:51space,
- 49:51people
- 49:52are
- 49:52like,
- 49:52oh
- 49:52yeah.
- 49:52Okay.
- 49:53That's
- 49:53unique
- 49:53and
- 49:53different.
- 49:55Yeah,
- 49:55no,
- 49:55I
- 49:55completely
- 49:56agree.
- 49:56I
- 49:56think
- 49:56it's
- 49:57one
- 49:57of
- 49:57the
- 49:57top
- 49:58strengths
- 49:58of
- 49:59our
- 49:59industry
- 49:59is
- 49:59just
- 50:00that
- 50:00there's
- 50:00so
- 50:01many
- 50:01variables
- 50:02that
- 50:02impact
- 50:02each
- 50:03of
- 50:03these
- 50:03businesses
- 50:03and
- 50:03their
- 50:04level
- 50:04of
- 50:04success,
- 50:04but
- 50:05having
- 50:05that
- 50:06kind
- 50:06of
- 50:06unique,
- 50:07something
- 50:08really
- 50:08sets
- 50:09properties
- 50:09apart
- 50:09and
- 50:10makes
- 50:10them
- 50:11sought
- 50:11after.
- 50:12And
- 50:12those
- 50:12that
- 50:13have
- 50:13that
- 50:13or
- 50:14create
- 50:14it
- 50:14tend
- 50:15to
- 50:15do
- 50:15really
- 50:15well
- 50:16and
- 50:16are
- 50:16some
- 50:16of
- 50:16our
- 50:17most
- 50:17kind
- 50:17of
- 50:17robust
- 50:18and
- 50:18participatory
- 50:20members.
- 50:20And
- 50:21I
- 50:21think
- 50:21they're
- 50:22great
- 50:23champions
- 50:23and
- 50:24folks
- 50:25to
- 50:25learn
- 50:25from
- 50:26too.
- 50:26Yeah,
- 50:26absolutely
- 50:27agree.
- 50:29All
- 50:29right.
- 50:30Anything
- 50:30else
- 50:30you
- 50:30think
- 50:30they
- 50:31need
- 50:31to
- 50:31know?
- 50:31Reuben?
- 50:31We
- 50:31got
- 50:32about
- 50:32a
- 50:32minute
- 50:32and
- 50:327,
- 50:336,
- 50:335
- 50:34seconds
- 50:34left.
- 50:36no,
- 50:36excited
- 50:36to
- 50:36kick
- 50:37off
- 50:38this
- 50:38series,
- 50:39excited
- 50:39for
- 50:39the
- 50:39guests
- 50:40that
- 50:40will
- 50:40have.
- 50:41Next
- 50:41month.
- 50:42I
- 50:42think
- 50:42this
- 50:42was
- 50:42a
- 50:42nice
- 50:42intro,
- 50:43hopefully,
- 50:43not
- 50:44too
- 50:44overwhelming
- 50:45or
- 50:46all
- 50:46over
- 50:46the
- 50:46place
- 50:46for
- 50:47people.
- 50:47But
- 50:47I
- 50:47think
- 50:48with
- 50:48our
- 50:48guests
- 50:48that
- 50:48will
- 50:48come
- 50:49in
- 50:49next
- 50:49week,
- 50:50you'll
- 50:50see
- 50:50the,
- 50:50our
- 50:50next
- 50:51month
- 50:51you'll
- 50:51see
- 50:52the
- 50:52very
- 50:52unique
- 50:53expertise
- 50:54that
- 50:54people
- 50:54have
- 50:54and
- 50:55the
- 50:55backgrounds
- 50:56that
- 50:57they
- 50:57have.
- 50:57So
- 50:57I'm
- 50:57excited
- 50:58to
- 50:58have
- 50:58these
- 50:58types
- 50:59of
- 51:00open
- 51:00conversations
- 51:01with
- 51:01people
- 51:02and,
- 51:02really
- 51:02continue
- 51:03on
- 51:03in
- 51:03that
- 51:03process.
- 51:04So
- 51:04excited
- 51:04for
- 51:05the
- 51:05next
- 51:05one
- 51:05and
- 51:05for
- 51:06the
- 51:06speakers
- 51:06and
- 51:06topics
- 51:07that
- 51:07will
- 51:07cover.
- 51:08Absolutely.
- 51:08Yeah.
- 51:09I
- 51:09think
- 51:09we're
- 51:09almost
- 51:09gonna
- 51:09find
- 51:10that
- 51:10we
- 51:10always
- 51:10run
- 51:11out
- 51:11of
- 51:11time.
- 51:11We
- 51:11could,
- 51:12as
- 51:12we
- 51:12keep
- 51:12both
- 51:13messing
- 51:13up
- 51:13and
- 51:13saying,
- 51:14next
- 51:14week,
- 51:14we'll
- 51:14have
- 51:15David
- 51:15next
- 51:15week,
- 51:15we'll
- 51:15have
- 51:16this.
- 51:16I
- 51:16feel
- 51:16like
- 51:16we
- 51:16could
- 51:17for
- 51:17sure
- 51:17do
- 51:17a
- 51:18show
- 51:18every
- 51:18week.
- 51:19We
- 51:19all
- 51:19have
- 51:20the
- 51:20time
- 51:20to
- 51:20do
- 51:20that.
- 51:21Unfortunately,
- 51:22we
- 51:22Don.
- 51:23But
- 51:23yeah,
- 51:23next
- 51:24month
- 51:24we're
- 51:24really
- 51:24looking
- 51:25forward
- 51:25to
- 51:25curating
- 51:25that
- 51:26and
- 51:26Ruben,
- 51:26you've
- 51:26got
- 51:27some
- 51:27irons
- 51:27in
- 51:27the
- 51:27fire.
- 51:27We're
- 51:28gonna
- 51:28talk
- 51:28to
- 51:28some
- 51:28people
- 51:29and
- 51:29get
- 51:29some
- 51:29special
- 51:29guests
- 51:30and
- 51:30things
- 51:30like
- 51:30that.
- 51:31So
- 51:31really
- 51:31just,
- 51:31yeah.
- 51:32Excited
- 51:32to
- 51:32see
- 51:33where
- 51:33this
- 51:33goes
- 51:34and
- 51:34care.
- 51:34Obviously,
- 51:35if
- 51:35you
- 51:35have
- 51:35suggestions
- 51:36from
- 51:36Canada,
- 51:36we
- 51:36definitely
- 51:36need
- 51:37to
- 51:37know
- 51:37some
- 51:38of
- 51:38those
- 51:38people
- 51:38as
- 51:38well.
- 51:40So
- 51:41that'd
- 51:41be
- 51:41great.
- 51:41I
- 51:42encourage
- 51:42any
- 51:42of
- 51:43our
- 51:43members
- 51:43who
- 51:43wanna
- 51:44join,
- 51:45join
- 51:45the
- 51:45conversation
- 51:46to
- 51:46reach
- 51:46out
- 51:46to
- 51:46me.
- 51:47Always
- 51:47happy
- 51:47to
- 51:48hear
- 51:48from
- 51:49you
- 51:49guys
- 51:49and
- 51:50all
- 51:50that
- 51:50boots
- 51:50on
- 51:50the
- 51:50ground
- 51:51stuff
- 51:51that
- 51:52day
- 51:52to
- 51:52day
- 51:52experience
- 51:53stuff
- 51:53is
- 51:53great
- 51:53perspective
- 51:54to
- 51:54have
- 51:54on
- 51:54this
- 51:54show.
- 51:56Awesome.
- 51:57Thank
- 51:57you
- 51:57once
- 51:57again,
- 51:58LEDs
- 51:58camp
- 51:58for
- 51:58sponsoring
- 51:59our
- 51:59show.
- 51:59For
- 51:59those
- 52:00of
- 52:00you
- 52:00who
- 52:00aren't
- 52:00familiar
- 52:00with,
- 52:01lets
- 52:01camp
- 52:01just
- 52:01really
- 52:02easy
- 52:02online
- 52:02reservation
- 52:03system
- 52:03to
- 52:03use.
- 52:04You
- 52:04can
- 52:04see
- 52:04their
- 52:04tagline
- 52:05is
- 52:05connecting
- 52:05campers
- 52:05with
- 52:05campgrounds.
- 52:06We're
- 52:06pretty
- 52:06sure
- 52:07they
- 52:07serve
- 52:07glamping
- 52:07resorts
- 52:08as
- 52:08well.
- 52:08We'll
- 52:08get
- 52:08an
- 52:08answer.
- 52:09For
- 52:10our
- 52:10next
- 52:10show.
- 52:11But
- 52:11for
- 52:11now
- 52:11really
- 52:11appreciative
- 52:12of
- 52:12let
- 52:12scam.
- 52:13And
- 52:13as
- 52:13a
- 52:13reminder,
- 52:14you
- 52:14are
- 52:14able
- 52:14to
- 52:14watch
- 52:15our
- 52:15past
- 52:15episodes
- 52:16on
- 52:16MC
- 52:17Fireside
- 52:17Chats
- 52:17dot
- 52:18com
- 52:18as
- 52:18well
- 52:18as
- 52:18on
- 52:19a
- 52:19podcast,
- 52:19you
- 52:19can
- 52:19listen
- 52:20in
- 52:20on
- 52:20that
- 52:20to
- 52:20apple,
- 52:20Google,
- 52:21Spotify,
- 52:21that'll
- 52:21be
- 52:21up
- 52:22very
- 52:22shortly
- 52:22but
- 52:22just
- 52:23super
- 52:23excited
- 52:23to
- 52:23kick
- 52:23off
- 52:23this
- 52:24glamping
- 52:24show.
- 52:24Once
- 52:24again.
- 52:25Thank
- 52:25you
- 52:25so
- 52:25much
- 52:25for
- 52:25joining
- 52:25us
- 52:26Reuben.
- 52:26We're
- 52:26looking
- 52:26forward
- 52:27to
- 52:27all
- 52:27these
- 52:27special
- 52:27guests
- 52:27and
- 52:28amazing
- 52:28conversations
- 52:29we're
- 52:29gonna
- 52:29have
- 52:30and
- 52:30just
- 52:30continuing
- 52:30to
- 52:30see
- 52:31this
- 52:31industry
- 52:31grow
- 52:32and
- 52:32evolve
- 52:32alongside
- 52:33outdoor
- 52:33hospitality
- 52:34as
- 52:34a
- 52:35whole
- 52:35so
- 52:36thank
- 52:36you
- 52:36guys.
- 52:36Really
- 52:36appreciate
- 52:37it.
- 52:37And
- 52:37we
- 52:37will
- 52:37see
- 52:37you
- 52:38all
- 52:38next
- 52:38week
- 52:38for
- 52:38our
- 52:38Campground
- 52:39owner
- 52:39focus
- 52:39show,
- 52:40take
- 52:40your
- 52:41Chats.